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Two Uzbek women arrestedfor illegal stay in Golf City
Lucknow: Two women from Uzbekistan were found residing illegally in a rented flat in Lucknow's posh Golf City area without valid visa or passport, triggering a multi-agency investigation into suspected human trafficking and tampering of identity through plastic surgery.
Lodging an FIR, sub-inspector at Sushant Golf City police station Mahesh Kumar Singh said that acting on a confidential tip-off, the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) conducted a raid in a flat where two Uzbek women were found living since June 18 without informing the local authorities or the police. "The women claimed that they lost their travel documents two years ago. However, they failed to produce the copy of the police complaint regarding the loss of documents," Singh said in the FIR.
Upon further interrogation, the women disclosed that they came to India with the help of a woman, Lola Kayumova, who was reportedly residing in India for a long time. They claimed that Kayumova introduced them to a plastic surgeon who runs clinics in Patrakarpuram and Ahimamau areas of the city.
They said that they underwent plastic surgery procedures to alter their identity and claimed that the surgeon, and another person, whom they identified as Thrijin Raj alias Arjun Rana, arranged for their accommodation and facilitated their stay, despite knowing that their documents were invalid.
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The women have been taken into FRRO custody for further investigation.
Deputy commissioner of police, south zone, Nipun Agarwal, said that more evidence was being collected and other associates of the accused were under scrutiny. "We are also looking into the possibility of a wider trafficking network," Agarwal said. He added that the accused have been booked under sections 318(4) (cheating), and 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Section 5 of the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939, Section 14A and 7(1) of the Foreigners Act, 1946, and under relevant sections of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
"Probe is being conducted into the role of the plastic surgeon and Arjun Rana," the DCP said, adding that the foreign nationals would be deported to their country after the investigation.
