6 Bangladeshis held in India

Six Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in Agra by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) for allegedly preparing fake passports using false documents, a senior official said today.

The arrestees were identified as Habibur Rehman of Madaripur, Zakir Hussain of Narayanganj, Mohammad Kabil of Dinajpur, Kamaluddin of Sylhet, Taizul Islam of Mymensingh and Liton Miya of Ghazipur, Asim Arun, additional director general of police, UP ATS, said in a statement.

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"The UP ATS got information that some Bangladeshis, living illegally in Uttar Pradesh used to call other Bangladeshis and make fake documents (used for identity) such as Aadhaar cards and ration cards. Based on these fake documents, they used to even get their passports made," it said.

He said the six Bangladeshi nationals were picked up from the Agra railway station on Sunday, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

"During interrogation, it was revealed that all of them were residents of Bangladesh who were living in India on the basis of fake documents. A case has been registered against them and they have been arrested," Arun said.

He said the information given by the arrested showed that they had also visited Punjab and Rajasthan.

"During interrogation, they said they had unsuccessfully tried to go to Pakistan by crossing the barbed-wire fence. Their Pakistan-based accomplices had told them to sneak into Pakistan with the help of an electric tester to find out whether current was flowing through the fence. Four testers were seized from their possession," the officer said.

Seven mobile phones, nine SIM cards, six Aadhaar cards, memory cards, besides cash, were seized from their possession, Arun said.