New Delhi, August 7

A person allegedly concerned in arranging a cast passport with the assistance of his two accomplices have been arrested by Delhi Police on Sunday on the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

The accused man specifically Ravi Rameshbhai Chaudhary holding an Indian passport was deported from Kuwait Airport by Kuwait Airways flight no KU-383 on June 6, after he did not clear the immigration formalities as he carried a cast passport together with him.

During his journey doc scrutiny by immigration officers, his passport appeared uncertain. The officers found that the Indian man carried a reproduction passport bearing pretend data on its bio pages.

Delhi Police has registered a case in opposition to the accused man below the related sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and below part 12 of the Passport Act.

According to the Delhi Police, the accused revealed some details about the 2 different concerned individuals. He disclosed that he got here involved with some brokers specifically Zakir Yusuf Shaikh in Mumbai and Narayanbhai Chaudhary in Gujrat.

“Initially, it was assured to the passenger Ravi Rameshbhai Chaudhary by the local agent Narayanbhai in Gujrat that his fake passport and Visa will be arranged in lieu of Rs 65 lakh and Narayan Bhai shared the contacts of his associates namely Zakir Yusuf Shaikh and Mushtaq Jamil Picturewala based in Mumbai. The deal was finalized for Rs 65 lakhs and passenger Ravi Rameshbhai Chaudhary paid Rs. 15 lakh cash in advance to alleged agent Narayanbhai,” stated Tanu Sharma Deputy Commissioner of Police, IGI Airport, New Delhi.

“Narayanbhai told Ravi to contact his associates Zakir Yusuf Shaikh and Mushtaq Jamil Picturewala who operates a human trafficking racket from Delhi and Mumbai. The passenger Ravi Rameshbhai Chaudhary sent his photograph and signature to Mushtaq Jamil Picturewala on Whatsapp. After receiving his photo and signature Mushtaq Jamil arranged a fake passport in the name of Ravi Rameshbhai Chaudhary on the instructions of Zakir Yusuf Shaikh in Mumbai,” he added.

“Thereafter, a fake Schengen visa of Netherland was obtained on the basis of a fake and fabricated passport. The passenger was supposed to travel to Mexico from Netherland and then illegally to United States of America. The rest of the deal amount was to be delivered/handed over to Narayanbhai Chaudhary by the family of the passenger on his arrival in the USA. After hearing about the arrest of passenger Ravi Rameshbhai Chaudhary, agents Narayanbhai, Zakir and Mushtaq Jamil Picturewala fled from their homes in Gujrat and Mumbai and continuously kept on changing their locations. Their call details were minutely scrutinized and the team zeroed on the movement of alleged Narayanbhai Chaudhary, Zakir and Mushtaq. The relentless efforts of the team yield result, when the team intercepted the movement of alleged Mushtaq Jamil Picturewala in Mumbai,” Tanu Sharma Deputy Commissioner of Police stated.

The accused Jamil Picturewala was totally interrogated and was arrested on August 3 and from him, 4 cell phones have been recovered from his possession.

Further investigation on this case is being finished because the agent is in police custody remand and the police groups have been dispatched to arrest different co-associates concerned on this case. ANI