A Sri Lankan woman was arrested for allegedly obtaining an Indian passport using forged documents and attempting to travel to Sri Lanka.
Based on a complaint lodged on Monday by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO), Chennai International Airport, with the Central Crime Branch (CCB), Chennai City Police, a case was registered against Baby Lona, 48, a Sri Lankan national. The complaint stated that she had concealed her Sri Lankan citizenship and fraudulently secured an Indian passport in her name using fake documents and was attempting to travel to Sri Lanka.
Investigations revealed that Baby Lona’s parents are Sri Lankan nationals. She had married an Indian citizen, Mustaq Ahmed, and migrated to India by air from Sri Lanka in 2015. The couple had been residing in a rented house in Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur district.
During her stay in India, she allegedly obtained Indian identity documents, including an Aadhaar card, PAN card, and voter ID, and subsequently secured an Indian passport on that basis. When she attempted to travel to Sri Lanka using the passport, she was apprehended on March 2. The passport was seized, and she was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody as per court orders.
