Pakistani Woman, Son Arrested in Karnataka for Allegedly Hiding Nationality in Documents

Karnataka Police arrested a mother-son duo of Pakistani origin in Karnataka's Chikkaballapura district for allegedly overstaying in the country beyond their visa validity and illegally procuring official Indian identity cards by hiding their actual nationality.

The Superintendent of Police of Chikkaballapura, Kushal Chouksey, said local police acted on reliable intelligence that the duo had managed to obtain local ration cards and voter identity cards.

Illegal Stay Because of Cross-border Marriage

An internal investigation found the case involved a marriage across borders. Mohammed Ayub Khan, a native of Bagepalli taluk in Chikkaballapura, tied the knot with Pakistani national Farah Naz while he was serving in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The pair have four children together, including their son Mohammed Fardeen who was born in Pakistan. Ayub Khan and three of the couple’s children have valid Indian citizenship but Farah Naz and Fardeen are legally Pakistani nationals.

The family lived together in Bagepalli. The mother and son had initially come to the country on legitimate visas but chose to settle in the local community rather than return to Pakistan when their visas expired.

Fraudulent Documents Cancelled

The two are reported to have circumvented immigration laws to obtain government-issued identity papers in an effort to secure their long-term stay.

The Complaint: The discrepancies were uncovered during a detailed background check and led to the Bagepalli Tahsildar lodging a formal complaint with the police department.

Administrative Action: After the formal inquiry, the concerned revenue and election authorities took immediate action by cancelling both the ration card and voter identity card of the accused on grounds of intentional omission of vital information regarding their citizenship status.

Ongoing Audits: Investigators are cross-verifying other supporting documents in possession of the duo such as local bank accounts and Aadhaar cards.

A criminal case has been registered against Farah Naz and Mohammed Fardeen. They have been booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for forgery and misrepresentation, heavy sections of the Foreigners Act for illegal overstay and Representation of the People Act for fraudulently registering on the domestic electoral rolls. Both are being held in custody pending further investigations.