Political rival claims TMC panchayat chief in Malda ‘unlawful Bangladeshi immigrant’, Calcutta HC seeks report | Kolkata Information

“Rehana Sultana, who filed the petition, had contested as a TMC candidate, however had misplaced to Pretty Khatun who had contested as a candidate from the Congress and Left alliance. After Khatun gained the election then inside a month or two she joined the TMC,” stated Sultana’s counsel Amlan Bhaduri.

Bhaduri whereas talking with The Indian Specific alleged that Pretty Khatun’s actual title is Nasia Sheikh, and she or he is allegedly a Bangladeshi immigrant who entered India illegally with no passport. He additional alleged that in 2015 an Aadhaar card was issued in Khatun’s title and in 2018 a beginning certificates was issued, however all with pretend paperwork. “We had gone to the native police station and to the native administration, however no motion was taken, thus we moved to Calcutta Excessive Court docket in 2024,” Bhaduri stated.

“Pretty Khatun has cast paperwork reminiscent of her Aadhaar card, voter card and even OBC standing to ascertain her eligibility for elections. We additionally got here to know from locals that Khatun had gone to a neighbouring village and requested a person to impersonate her father. Everybody is aware of that her father’s title just isn’t Shiekh Mustafa however Jamil Biswas, even within the Nationwide Inhabitants Register there is no such thing as a point out of Pretty in Sheikh Mustafa’s household,” Bhaduri instructed The Specific.

The counsel additional raised questions on how Khatun was in a position to contest elections when she’s not an Indian citizen. In the meantime, Pretty Khatun didn’t reply to calls by The Specific.

This comes at a time when seven individuals have been arrested for allegedly making passports with cast paperwork for Bangladesh nationals, who had illegally entered the nation.

Director Common of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar, not too long ago, stated, “We’ve got written to the MEA requesting them to strengthen the passport verification system. We’ve got proposed a brand new system the place the district intelligence department (DIB), native police stations, and senior officers could have a extra important position.Within the letter, now we have additionally expressed our issues in regards to the distribution of passports via submit workplaces. All of the companies should collaborate to deal with these vulnerabilities. We intention to strengthen the system to forestall misuse.”