20 October,2023 07:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The Mumbai police have taken 17 Bangladeshi nationals into custody on charges of residing in India without valid documents and attempting to acquire identification using counterfeit papers. This development follows a tip-off, leading to the arrest of Suman Momin Sardar (31), Omar Farooque Molla (27), and Salman Ayyub Khan (34) in the western suburb of Borivali, stated a PTI report.
According to the report, the individuals were apprehended while attempting to obtain identification using forged documents, with the police registering an official complaint against them. Further investigations have revealed that Omar and Salman acted as agents, responsible for bringing people into the country unlawfully from Bangladesh.
During interrogations, the accused provided information that led to the discovery of ten Bangladeshi nationals residing in the Gopcharpada area of Virar, with four others situated in Hanuman Nagar of Nalla Sopara, located in Palghar district. All 17 arrested Bangladeshi nationals have been placed under police custody until October 25, as authorities continue to investigate their presence and activities in India.
Recently, the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar Police (MBVV) Police said its crime branch unit 3 nabbed four people including two women who allegedly were part of a gang using a unique modus operandi to trick people in connection with a deceptive currency exchange scam. The police said that the arrestees also include Bangladeshi nations who had recently defrauded a sexagenerian of Rs 4 lakh.
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Reportedly, the incident occurred on October 4, near Dutt Mandir in the Virar West area. The accused gained the trust of the victim and shrewdly bundled paper notes in a white handkerchief and tricked the latter into believing he was receiving genuine currency.
The cops said that the accused gang lured the victims by approaching them with an exchange offer of international currencies including UAE Dhirams and US Dollars and then taking cash from the victim and handing them a bundle of papers instead of foreign currency.
A preliminary probe showed that the accused persons had previously defrauded another individual of Rs 1 lakh using a similar deceptive currency exchange scheme. The accused were booked under Sections 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.
