Lucknow, Oct 29 A Nepali national was arrested at Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport here after he was allegedly found travelling on an Indian passport obtained through fabricated documents, police said on Thursday.
The accused was apprehended on October 28 when he arrived in Lucknow on a flight from Dubai, the Lucknow Police Commissionerate said in a statement.
During immigration checks, officials grew suspicious of a passenger who claimed to be an Indian national by the name Dileep Kumar. Upon inspection, they recovered a photocopy of a Nepali citizenship certificate and a Nepali PAN card bearing the name Dinesh Khadka, son of Nar Bahadur Khadka, a resident of Kailali district in Nepal, from his possession, police said.
The accused allegedly obtained an Indian passport using forged identity documents, which showed an address in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, they said.
The accused told police that he travelled to Dubai in February 2026 using the same passport.
He also admitted that he was booked for online gambling in Nepal, following which he arranged forged documents to obtain an Indian passport, police said.
Following his arrest, a case was registered at Sarojini Nagar police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 12(1)(b) of the Passports Act, and Section 22 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
Police said they have seized a fake Indian passport, a photocopy of the Nepali citizenship certificate, a Nepali PAN card, three mobile phones, a laptop and a smartwatch from the accused.
A sub-inspector has been assigned to investigate the case. Further legal proceedings are underway, they said.
(PTI News)
