Rohingya Man, Held for Forgery, Holds Aadhaar And PAN Cards

A Rohingya man from Myanmar was arrested by the Rachakonda police in Hyderabad on Tuesday on charges of forgery and cheating. The man – 20-year-old Mohd Ismail alias Esha – holds UNHCR,

Aadhaar, PAN and voter ID cards issued against his name.

Esha, who was staying illegally in the Pahadishareef area of the city and working as a casual labourer, had allegedly applied for a passport, claiming to be an Indian citizen, with a plan to

fly to Dubai, the police said.

According to the police, Esha stayed in a refugee camp in the national capital, where he worked for a year.

"He obtained a UNHCR refugee card in January 2016," the release said.

Subsequently, the man went to the Belagavi district of Karnataka with the help of certain persons and worked in a meat shop there. He got acquainted with a man named Anwar, who helped him

get the Aadhaar and voter ID cards, the police said.

"In June 2016, Anwar brought Esha to Pahadishareef and introduced him to Abdul Rasheed, who made arrangements of his accommodation. Esha had been making tiles at Chandrayangutta here," the

release said.

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"He paid Rs 18,000 to Rasheed and asked him to arrange for an Indian passport for him. He applied for the passport claiming to be an Indian national. He changed his name and procured ID

proofs to go abroad," the police said, adding that they had seized the PAN and UNHCR cards of the man.

Scores of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar's Rakhine state have been fleeing the restive region since August amid a fresh wave of violence, triggering a refugee crisis in neighbouring

Bangladesh and India.

Union minister Kiren Rijiju had recently said the Rohingya Muslims were illegal immigrants and pitched for their deportation.

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