Residence proofs helped Bangladeshi nationals to get Aadhaar card, police said. (Representational)
Port Blair:
A former councillor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been arrested for allegedly issuing residence certificate to Bangladeshi nationals which helped them to acquire voter card and other Indian documents, police said.
Bangladeshi national Nayan Sarkar and his family were staying in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands illegally as their visa had expired, the police said.
Ex-Councillor Sanjay Meshack had issued residence certificates to Nayan Sarkar, his brother and parents. These residence certificates helped them to get voter card, pan card, Aadhaar card. Sarkar was arrested by police for illegally staying in India without valid documents and Meshack was arrested for allegedly issuing residence certificate to Sarkar and his family members.
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