Chikkaballapura, Jul 12: Two Pakistani nationals were arrested in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapura district after an inquiry found that they had allegedly obtained a ration card and voter identity card by suppressing facts regarding their nationality, police said on Sunday.
The accused, identified as Farah Naz and her son Mohammed Fardeen, have been booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Foreigners Act and the Representation of the People Act. Further investigation is in progress, Chikkaballapura Superintendent of Police Kushal Chouksey said in a statement.
“Credible information was received that Farah Naz and her son Mohammed Fardeen, both Pakistani nationals, had obtained a ration card and voter ID,” the SP said.
According to the statement, an inquiry revealed that Mohammed Ayub Khan, a native of Bagepalli who was working in the United Arab Emirates, had married Farah Naz, a Pakistani national, in the UAE.
The couple has four children, of whom Mohammed Fardeen was born in Pakistan.
The officer said that Farah Naz and Mohammed Fardeen are Pakistani nationals, while Mohammed Ayub Khan and the couple’s other three children are Indian nationals. The family is currently residing in Bagepalli.
The SP said that after Chikkaballapura Police sought clarification, the Deputy Commissioner verified the records and cancelled the ration card “as it had been obtained by suppressing material facts regarding nationality.”
The voter identity card was also cancelled by the competent authority, the statement added.
Based on a complaint lodged by the Tahsildar of Bagepalli, a criminal case was registered against Farah Naz and Mohammed Fardeen under the appropriate provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Foreigners Act and the Representation of the People Act.
“Both accused have been arrested, and further investigation is in progress,” the SP said.
