Bhubaneswar, November 15: Bhubaneswar Airport Police have arrested a 34-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly obtaining three valid Indian passports using forged documents, different identities and altered dates of birth.The passport fraud came to light during routine immigration checks at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) after the accused arrived from Bangkok, Thailand.The arrested person has been identified as Brijesh Kumar (34), a resident of Mojarapur village under Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh.According to police sources, Brijesh arrived at Bhubaneswar airport from Bangkok on an IndiGo flight at around 11.35 am on November 13. During immigration verification, officials detected that he had obtained three separate passports from the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Lucknow using the same residential address but different personal identities.The three passports were issued in the names of Dalveer Yadav (Passport No. P8634532), Brijesh Kumar (Passport No. S6746689) and Brijesh Prasad (Passport No. W5097587).Further examination of his travel records revealed that he had allegedly used the three passports in 2017, 2019 and 2023 to undertake multiple trips to Thailand and several other foreign countries.During interrogation, the accused reportedly confessed to arranging the forged documents with the assistance of two agents.Following a formal complaint lodged by Immigration Officer Gyanendra Padhi, Airport Police Station Inspector-in-Charge Rabindra Nath Meher arrested the accused.Police seized one passport, four mobile phones, Rs 6,500 in Indian currency and Thai currency from his possession.The accused was subsequently forwarded to court. Police have launched further investigation to recover the remaining two passports and identify and apprehend the two agents allegedly involved in the passport fraud racket.
Man arrested at Bhubaneswar Airport for obtaining 3 Indian passports using fake identities
