Nepali woman caught with Indian passport at Bengaluru airport
Immigration officials at the Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday arrested a 32-year-old woman from Nepal after she was found travelling with an Indian passport. The accused was trying to board an Abu Dhabi-bound flight, the officials said.
The accused, identified as Mina Kumari Dhamena, was stopped on suspicion to verify her tourist visa.
The sleuths said that the accused has been booked under the Passports Act and for forgery.
During questioning, the officials found that she is a resident of Nepal but has a valid Indian passport. Further questioning revealed that she was born in Nepal, came to India in 2012 and stayed in U.P. before shifting to Bengaluru. A cook by profession, Dhamena managed to get Voter Id and PAN card through an agent using which she applied for the Indian passport. She was planning to visit UAE on a tourist visa to find a job.
This is the second incident in a week at KIA. Earlier this Sushmita Rai, 26, was caught by the immigration officials while trying to board a flight to Hong Kong on employment visa with a valid Indian passport.
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