Bhubaneswar Airport Police have arrested a 34-year-old resident of Uttar Pradesh for fraudulently obtaining three valid Indian passports using forged documents, different names, and altered dates of birth.
The major immigration fraud came to light during routine immigration checks at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) after the accused arrived from Bangkok, Thailand.
The accused has been identified as Brijesh Kumar (34), a native of Mojarapur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district.
According to police reports, Brijesh landed in Bhubaneswar from Bangkok on an IndiGo flight at 11:35 AM on November 13. During verification at the immigration checkpost, officials discovered that he had secured three separate passports from the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Lucknow using the exact same residential address.
The three passports were issued under different identities:
- Dalveer Yadav (Passport No: P8634532)
- Brijesh Kumar (Passport No: S6746689)
- Brijesh Prasad (Passport No: W5097587)
A scrutiny of his travel history revealed that the accused had used these three passports in 2017, 2019, and 2023 to travel multiple times to Thailand and several other foreign countries. During interrogation, Brijesh confessed to orchestrating the forgery with the help of two agents.
Acting swiftly on a formal complaint lodged by Immigration Officer Gyanendra Padhi, Airport Police Station IIC Rabindra Nath Meher arrested the accused. Police seized one passport, four mobile phones, ₹6,500 in Indian cash, and Thai currency from his possession.
The accused has been forwarded to court. Further investigation is underway to recover the remaining two passports and apprehend the two agents involved in the racket.
