Hyderabad: The police arrested three Rohingyas in Bahadurpura after they illegally secured Aadhaar, voter IDs and PAN cards under the pretext of Indian nationals.
According to media reports, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Commissioners Task Force) S Chaitanya Kumar said the accused have been identified as Mohd Ibrahim, Noor ul Ameen and Shaik Azhar and they are said to be from Buthidaung town of Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The three had entered India four to 11 years ago, from Bangladesh.
They are employed as masons and electricians and had procured the ID proofs by impersonating as Indians also they had applied for Indian Passports. The accused were also claiming all welfare schemes introduced by the government.
Explaining their modus operandi, the senior police official said the trio initially obtained voter cards and driving licences by submitting the electrical bill of some local house owner. After obtaining voter cards, they used to apply for Aadhaar, PAN, ration cards, and other ID proof.
“Finally, they apply for passport to legalise themselves in India as Indian citizens,” he said. “All through the process, they impersonate as Indians by suppressing their personal details and nationality and claiming the welfare schemes introduced by government for poor Indians,” the official said.
Hyderabad is said to be home to an estimated 3,500-4,000 Rohingyas, who stay in camps in different parts of the city, said a media report.