The Bengaluru Police in India has busted a passport racket involving five Sri Lankan nationals.
According to Hindustan Times, the Bengaluru police arrested 9 people on Wednesday for allegedly creating fake documents to apply for Indian passports.
Out of the 9 arrested persons, 5 are Sri Lankan nationals and they allegedly wanted to apply for visas from different countries, through Indian passports.
Talking to reporters on Wednesday, P Krishnakanth, deputy commissioner of police (south Bengaluru) said, “We found some people who came to Bengaluru from Sri Lanka for living tried applying for Indian passports. For this, they created fake Aadhar cards, voter Ids, marks cards, and rental agreements and applied for Indian passports. In order to get visas from different countries in a smooth manner, they have committed this crime. All house owners and passport agents in the city need to be fully aware of the tenant or client when they are producing any document. Such crimes will lead to serious repercussions for police officials.”
The Indian Express reported that the gang had provided Indian passports to the five Sri Lankans as they were looking to move to the Middle East in search of jobs.
The police said that the Sri Lankan nationals were ready to pay anywhere between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1,50,000 for the fake passports.
The Bengaluru police also recovered the original Sri Lankan passports along with fake passports, documents, and 7 mobile phones from the accused. (NewsWire)