Nasim Ali, son of Naris Ali from Yairipok Ningthoumanai Yambem was arrested by Heingang Police Station for running a fake ILP Pass racket in the State. Nasim Ali is involved in collecting the Aadhaar Card of Non-locals staying in Manipur and those trying to enter Manipur by issuing unauthorised ILP pass.
The accused confessed that he collected the Aadhaar cards from Non Locals staying in Manipur and sent them to Assam to prepare a fake ILP Pass which was sent readymade through Whatsapp message. These ILP passes were then printed here in Manipur to be distributed to the non-locals.
Another man from West Bengal, Prabhir Pal was also arrested for using ILP Pass prepared by Nasim Ali and his accomplices.
Acting upon a complaint that a few fake ILP passes are in possession of non-locals, the Imphal East DC directed the Imphal East SP to nab the culprits. A case has been registered by the Police in this matter for using a fake signature of Imphal East DC.
Two persons, namely Nasim Ali (24) from Yairipok and Prabhir Pal (43), son of Jagabandhu Pal from Cooch Behar in West Bengal were pulled up by the Heingang Police Station led by OC Pathou.
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The original ILP pass provided to Prabhir Pal by Imphal East DC expired on 25 July 2022. However, Prabhir Pal used a fake ILP Pass which has validity till 2023. Upon inquiry about the fake ILP pass, Prabhir Pal confessed that Nasim Ali issued the fake ILP pass.
The two accused were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal East, and remanded to Police Custody for further investigations.
The Imphal East Police is hunting those non-locals to whom Nasim Ali provided a fake ILP Pass now.