Two held over fake passport for Rohingya man

Azizul Haq, a Rohingya man, arrested in UP earlier this month revealed that Abdul Mannan and a second man helped him get a fake Class 10 certificate and passport.

Lucknow:Abdul Mannan and Naresh, the alleged helpers of Azizul Haq have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror squad.

Haq, a Myanmar national of the Rohingya community was arrested on January 6 for illegally living in the UP's Sant Kabir Nagar district for the last 18 years.

Under remand, Haq revealed that Abdul Mannan helped him get a fake 10th passing out certificate. He also told named Naresh, saying he helped in getting a counterfeit passport. Various other names were also told by him.

While Mannan was arrested from Khalilabad, Naresh was nabbed from Ahmedabad on Saturday.

The ATS also speculates that Haq, who has travelled to Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh is involved in an elaborate terror-funding network.

Information about Rs 25 lakh being deposited in his bank accounts from different provinces and abroad have also been received.

The ATS team in Ahmedabad also raided various other locations allegedly in connection with cybercrime.