Seven Pakistani nationals under ED scanner for obtaining fake Indian passports

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the multi-crore fake passport racket in West Bengal, is trying to trace the whereabouts of seven suspected Pakistani nationals who allegedly obtained fake Indian passports through the racket.

According to ED officials, the passports were arranged by Indu Bhusan Halder, one of the key technical operators in the syndicate, who was arrested last week.

Investigators have found that Halder was in contact with another Pakistani national, Azad Mullick, who acted as the intermediary between



the seven individuals and Halder. Mullick was arrested earlier this year in connection with the same racket.

Investigators believe the seven suspects followed a similar route to Mullick to obtain fake Indian passports. Mullick, originally a Pakistani citizen, first acquired fake Bangladeshi identity documents to assume a Bangladeshi identity. 

He then used forged Indian documents to become an Indian citizen, after which he began running hawala operations and the fake passport racket from his rented accommodation in Kolkata.