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Two Arrested for Supplying Fake Certificates to Afghan National; Malbazar Racket Busted!
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News18•24-09-2026, 17:23
Two Arrested for Supplying Fake Certificates to Afghan National; Malbazar Racket Busted!
- •Two individuals arrested in Malbazar, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, for providing fake certificates to an Afghan national.
- •Syed Belal was arrested in Kalimpong on September 18, found with fake Aadhaar and PAN cards.
- •Fake identity documents were forged using various certificates, including birth and death certificates issued by Malbazar Municipality.
- •Prasenjit Dutta, responsible for issuing birth and death certificates for Malbazar Municipality, was identified and taken into custody.
- •Following Dutta's arrest, Aslam Khan, a resident of Metelli police station, was also apprehended, suspected of involvement in creating fake certificates.
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Police arrested Syed Belal from Kalimpong, along with Prasenjit Dutta and Aslam Khan from the Malbazar area of Jalpaiguri district, for supplying fake certificates used to forge identity documents for an Afghan national.
The forged identity documents were created using various municipal certificates ranging from birth certificates to death certificates issued by the Malbazar Municipality.
Prasenjit Dutta, who was responsible for issuing birth and death certificates for the Malbazar Municipality, was taken into custody due to his suspected role in the racket providing fake certificates to an Afghan national.
