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Lucknow, May 21: Police apprehended a Bangladeshi individual, identified as Arup Bakshi, who had reportedly been residing unlawfully in Lucknow for almost 14 years. Bakshi hails from Devbhog in the Narail district of Bangladesh.

As per the BKT police, Bakshi entered India illegally in 2012 via Nepal and the Lakhimpur Kheri route. Authorities revealed that he managed to remain in the country by acquiring counterfeit Indian identity documents.

Sub-Inspector Yogendra Kumar from the BKT Police Station filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Bakshi after receiving a confidential tip-off and conducting an investigation. Following the inquiry, police arrested him and seized an Aadhaar card, a mobile device, and various other documents.

Investigations indicated that after his illegal entry, Bakshi initially resided with Dr. Swapna Biswas in Udrauli village, located within the Maholi police station jurisdiction in Sitapur district. During this period, he allegedly obtained multiple forged documents, including a voter ID, driving license, Aadhaar card, and even opened a bank account. He later reportedly acquired an Indian passport as well.

From 2014 to 2015, Bakshi is said to have rented a place from advocate Mrityunjay Singh Chauhan in Maa Durgapuram Colony, near Asti Crossing in the BKT area.

In 2019, he allegedly bought an 800-square-foot plot in Mamapur Bana village using falsified documents. Investigators also discovered that he had been running a clinic without a legitimate medical degree, charging individuals for treatments.

During questioning, Bakshi reportedly admitted to obtaining all the forged documents while living in Sitapur. Police are now compiling a list of his associates and contacts in Sitapur and are further investigating his connections in Lucknow.