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Mumbai couple arrested in fake ID racket for illegal immigrants

Mumbai, Aug 4 (UNI) The Mumbai Crime Branch has apprehended a married couple for allegedly operating a counterfeit document network designed to provide fake Indian identity papers to Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in the city.
Identified as Purushottam Prasad Sharma (57) and his wife Manju Purushottam Sharma (42) alias Manju, the duo was arrested following a raid on their home in the Sai Sawali Co-operative Housing Society, New MHADA Colony, based on specific intelligence.
During the search of their residence, police investigators seized significant evidence, including a laptop, four mobile phones loaded with multiple SIM cards, two forged Aadhaar cards, two PAN cards bearing different identities, and a voter ID card issued in Manju Sharma's name.
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