Bulandshahr (UP), Apr 24 (PTI) Police have arrested a Pakistani national allegedly living illegally here and booked him for using forged identity documents, officials said on Friday.
Superintendent of Police (City) Abhishek Pratap Ajeya said the accused was detained on Thursday near Numaish Pul under Kotwali Nagar police station limits during a checking drive based on suspicion and specific input.
Police identified the accused as Wasid Irshad, a resident of New Karachi in Pakistan.
They said his mother, Bilqis Fatima, was granted a long-term visa but died in 2012.
Irshad had also applied for a long-term visa, which is still under consideration.
Police said after verifying documents, they learned the Aadhaar card, driving licence and passport were issued under the fake identity of Syed Wasid Ali, a resident of Sushila Vihar in Bulandshahr.
A case has been registered, and the accused has been taken into custody and sent to jail.
Police said an investigation is underway. PTI COR KIS ASD ASD
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