Overview
- Mumbai Police say the spiritual leader known as Jyoti is actually Bangladeshi national Babu Ayan Khan who lived in the city for more than three decades without legal status.
- Officials state her Aadhaar card, PAN card and birth certificate were confirmed as fake during verification, and she is now in police custody.
- Cases have been registered under the Passport (Entry into India) Act, the Foreigners Order, the Foreigners Act and provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- The arrest followed an ATAC operation on March 24 that detained eight Bangladeshi transgender individuals, after which Jyoti’s documents were sent for checking.
- Investigators are examining how the forged papers were obtained, scrutinizing reported property holdings in Rafiq Nagar and Govandi, and noting that followers gathered at the police station to seek her release.