Jammu & Kashmir police launches major crackdown against Rohingyas across Jammu province

FIRs lodged against facilitators and illegal immigrants for procuring fake identity documents

December 19, 2023

Raids conducted across 30 locations in Jammu city

Jammu and Kashmir Police has finally launched a major crackdown against Rohingyas (illegal immigrants from Myanmar) and their facilitators for providing them safe shelter and conniving with the government agencies to procure domicile certificates, ration cards, Aadhaar cards, etc.

The crackdown was spread across different district headquarters of the Jammu region.

Raids were conducted across 30 locations spread across seven police stations in Jammu. In addition, arrests were made in Kishtwar, Doda, Rajouri, and Poonch districts as well.

According to Deputy Inspector General of Police, Jammu Shakti Pathak,” action was initiated against all those who have been facilitators in providing shelter and extending govt benefits to these illegal immigrants from Myanmar”.

A total number of seven FIRs were lodged in the following Police Stations vide FIR numbers P/S Satwari FIRno.270, P/S Trikuta Nagar FIR no.352, P/S Bagh-e-Bahu FIR no.107, P/S Channi Himmat FiR no.184, P/S Nowabad FIR no.191, P/S Domana FIR no.370, P/S Nagrota FIR no.527 respectively.

FIRs have been booked against those who are accused of providing shelter to Rohingyas.

DIG Pathak said searches were conducted as per procedure in the presence of magistrates at different locations in the Jammu district.

During searches illegally acquired Indian documents like PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, and bank documents among other incriminating material were seized.

It is pertinent to mention here that an investigation of all these cases has been set into motion to ascertain the facilitators and government employees involved in providing Indian identity documents and other allied assistance to these foreigners so that such helping hands could be brought to book.

Similar raids were conducted by the Kishtwar Police against Rohingyas illegally residing in the Dachhan area. In this regard case FIR 22/2023 under sections 420/467/468/471 IPC was registered at PS Dachhan.

SSP Kishtwar Khalil Poswal said that the investigation revealed Rohingyas managed to procure documents such as domicile certificates, ration cards, Aadhaar cards, and voter cards illegally. During the ongoing investigation, police conducted house searches and recovered incriminating materials which were seized as evidence.

During the raids residences of Ghulam Mohd Sheikh S/O Abdullah Sheikh R/O Krosa Soundar Dachhan, Mushtaq Ahmed S/O Dilawar Sheikh R/O Krosa Soundar Dachhan, Shahnawaz S/O Ghulam Hassan Mageay R/O Soundar Dachhan, Kishtwar and ⁠Fayaz Ahmed Chopan S/o Ghulam Ahmed R/o Kiyar Dachhan were searched.

It may be mentioned here a Rohingya Muslim namely Mohd Numaan s/o Muhib Ullah r/o Tang Bazar Tehsil tang bazar district Bothi Dang state Arkaan Myanmar (Burma) was living in village Dhargloon since 2013 and got married to Farzana Kosser D/o Nazir Ahmed caste gujjar r/o Dhargloon in the year 2016.

The said person in Conspiracy with his Father-in-law Nazir Ahmed s/o Mohd Yousaf r/o Dhargloon along with 02 others namely (1) Waseem Akram s/o Mohd Hafeez r/o Dhargloon (2) Mohd Sayaf s/o Mohd Hussain (Panch) r/o Dhargloon prepared fake Aadhaar Card and Ration Card.

In this Connection, a case FIR no 117/2023 u/s 120-B, 420,465,468,471, 109 IPC was registered at PS Gursai. During the investigation, Mohd Numaan s/o Muhib Ullah r/o Myanmar was arrested on 30/11/2023 and is presently in Judicial custody.

Teams of Kishtwar police conducted a house search of his father-in-law Nazir Ahmed s/o Mohd Yousaf caste Gujjar r/o Dhargloon in the presence of the Executive magistrate and he along with 02 others namely Mohd Sayaf s/o Mohd Hussain and Waseem Akram s/o Mohd Hafeez both r/o Dhargloon were arrested in the instant case. So far total of 04 persons have been arrested in this case.* Further investigation is going on in this case.

In the neighbouring Doda district, police registered (03) FIRs against (10) Foreigners (Rohingyas and Bangladeshi nationals) and their facilitators for illegally procuring Indian identity documents like Domicile Certificates, Aadhaar Cards, Ration Cards, Voter ID Cards, and PAN Cards, etc and illegally staying in District Doda.

While giving details Police said that after conducting a detailed discrete enquiry regarding the illegally staying of foreigners (Rohingyas and Bangladeshi) at various locations of this District a case FIR No. 119/2023 under relevant provisions of law has been registered at PS Bhaderwah against the accused persons, namely (01) Raheela Begum W/O Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh resident of Myanmar, A/P Udrana Tehsil Bhaderwah (02) Shakeela Begum W/O Muhammad Iqbal Sheikh resident of Myanmar A/P Akhrut Bagh Chinote Tehsil Bhaderwah (03) Jahan Ara W/O Imran Hussain resident of Myanmar A/P Chakrabhati Sindara Tehsil Bhalla (04) Meem Bano W/O Adil Hussain resident of Myanmar A/P Kodsu Khellani Tehsil Bhalla and (05) Muskan Banoo D/O Imram Hussain resident of Myanmar A/P Chakrabhati Sindara Tehsil Bhalla.

Similarly, a case FIR No. 93/2023 under relevant provisions of law has been registered at PS Gandoh against Rohingyas and their facilitators, namely (01) Zavaira Begum W/O Tanveer Ahmed resident of Myanmar A/P Tantly Inharra Gandoh (02) Shabnam Begum W/O Mazoor Ahmed resident of Myanmar, A/P Hallore Gandoh (03) Noor Bhar W/O Tariq Hussain resident of Myanmar A/P Kakoo Gandoh and (04) Zeenat Begum W/O Mohd Shafi resident of Myanmar, A/P Batoli Kahara. A detailed inquiry has been conducted and it emerged that these Rohingyas managed to enter District Doda and illegally procured Indian identity documents to disclose their identity as permanent residents of District Doda.

In another case FIR No. 104/2023 U/S 07/14-C, 06/14 Foreigners Act 420/120-B, IPC which was registered at PS Bhaderwah against one Bangladeshi national namely Nusrat Jahan D/O Abdul Majeed Dewan resident of Dhaka, Bangladesh A/P Malnai Tehsil Bhalla and her facilitators for illegally overstaying/ violating visa norms and procuring Indian identity documents.

During the ongoing investigation, Police conducted house searches and recovered incriminating materials which were seized as evidence.

Jammu and Kashmir Police in Poonch district has so far arrested three more persons for creating fake Aadhaar cards and Ration Cards.

One person was arrested from the Laam area of Nowshera for facilitating a Rohingya woman namely Haleema D/O Mohd Nazir R/O Mayanmar, A.P Narwal Bala, Jammu.
The arrested person has been identified as Lal Din S/O Chidia, R/O Kampla Mohra, Tehsil Qila Darhal & District Rajouri.
A criminal case under FIR No. 215/2023 was registered at PS Nowshera under offences of Sections 420, 467 IPC & 14 Foreigners Act. During the investigation, one accused namely Haleema D/O Mohd Nazir R/O Mayanmar was arrested earlier by the Police on 19.10.23 and later released by Hon’ble Court of Law on bail on 30.10.23.
Carrying forward the investigation into the instant FIR, the house of one Lal Din S/O Chidia R/O Mohra Kampla was searched and some important documents having evidentiary value have been seized in the instant case.
After the collection of sufficient evidence indicating the involvement of Lal Din S/O Chidia in the instant case, the Police have arrested him and further questioning is going on.

Notably, this is the second arrest in this case and there is the likelihood of more arrests as the investigation goes on.

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