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3w ago

Multi-Agency Verification Underway After Shanta Pal’s Arrest Over Forged IDs

Authorities have sought help from UIDAI to confirm the legitimacy of her seized IDs.

Shanta Pal was arrested in the Bikramgarh area in south Kolkata in connection with a cheating case.
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A first information report (FIR) was registered under cheating and criminal conspiracy against Shanta Pal at the Park Street police station on July 28 (Representative photo)

Overview

  • Shanta Pal was remanded to police custody until August 8 following a cheating and criminal conspiracy FIR filed on July 28.
  • Detective units seized two Aadhaar cards, an Indian voter ID, a ration card and multiple Bangladeshi travel documents from her Jadavpur flat.
  • Kolkata Police have contacted the Election Commission and the State Food Department in addition to UIDAI to verify the authenticity of the documents.
  • Investigators suspect a wider forgery network facilitated her use of fake Indian papers to run a car rental business and plan overseas travel after overstaying a legal entry in 2023.
  • Her arrest has fuelled debate over illegal migration, voter rolls and border control in West Bengal, where political leaders clash over migrant treatment.