Bangladeshi National Held at Kerala Spa With Fake Aadhaar, Police Probe Wider Pattern
woman had entered West Bengal before travelling to Iritty,
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Kannur October 8 : A 22-year-old Bangladeshi woman allegedly living and working in Kerala using a fake Aadhaar card has been arrested from a spa in Kannur district, raising fresh questions over the presence of undocumented foreign nationals and the possible use of forged Indian identity documents.
The woman, identified as Suma Wanual, was reportedly working at the Black and Beauty Wellness Spa near the upper bus stand in Iritty. Police raided the establishment following a tip-off and found that she did not possess a valid passport or Indian visa.
According to police, she was carrying an Aadhaar card showing her as a resident of West Bengal. Verification revealed that the document was allegedly forged. During questioning, she reportedly admitted to being a Bangladeshi national. Police also recovered documents, including what they identified as her Bangladeshi birth certificate.
22 year old Bangladeshi woman, Suma Wanual, was arrested in Iritty, Kannur, Kerala.
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•She had reportedly been working at a spa for around one year.
•Police found that she was using an Aadhaar card showing her as a resident of West Bengal.
•She had no valid passport or Indian… pic.twitter.com/SYEZyQL9Y7
Investigators said the woman had entered West Bengal before travelling to Iritty, where she allegedly obtained the fake Aadhaar and had been working at the spa for nearly a year.
Recent Arrests Point to a Wider Pattern
The latest arrest comes weeks after five other Bangladeshi women were arrested in Kannur in two separate cases. On September 14, Bangladeshi national Selina Akter, 29, was arrested from a spa near Kannur railway station following information from a Central intelligence agency. The following day, four more women Nazma Akter, 40, Taslima Khatun, 25, Moyna Khatun, 29, and Nasrin, 30 were arrested while allegedly working at another spa and staying in a rented apartment.
Police said the women could not produce valid passports or visas. Their mobile phones allegedly contained photographs of Bangladeshi identity documents and other records. They were booked under Sections 3(1) and 21 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
Kannur District Police Chief B.V. Vijayan Bharath Reddy said the investigation would examine how undocumented foreign nationals obtained Indian identity documents and whether other people were involved.
Police have also said that identifying undocumented foreigners remains difficult because some possess Aadhaar cards carrying valid addresses, making specific intelligence necessary for verification.