Bangladeshi national Mohammed Sazzad Hossain
Lucknow: A Bangladeshi national who visited the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Lucknow for visa registration was arrested after officials allegedly found that he had procured Indian identity documents fraudulently with the help of a local agent.
Police have registered an FIR against Mohammed Sazzad Hossain (28), a resident of Chattogram, Bangladesh, and his alleged facilitator — Mohammed Talha of Mewata locality in Lucknow. Hossain told police that he first came to India in Aug 2023 on a tourist visa and stayed with relatives in Lucknow. The accused further told police that he transferred Rs 900 twice through UPI and also paid Rs 2,000 in cash for the documents. An FIR has been registered under Sections 318(4), 336(2), 338, 336(3) and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, and relevant provisions of the Foreigners Act, 1946.
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