INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A 40-year-old illegal immigrant from Sri Lanka who allegedly ran a fake government identity proof racket for eight years has finally been
caught in India.CCB sleuths of India recovered a country-made pistol from the man accused of being involved in making fake Aadhaar cards,
driving licences, debit/credit cards and bank account papers.Hours after his arrest, his wife and her three daughters were caught attempting
to flee the country using Indian passports, when she mistakenly provided her Sri Lankan identity proof during frisking by immigration
officials at the airport.A senior police officer identified the racketeer as Sharan Kumar Kalidas alias Umesh Bala Ravindran alias Choti Bin
Bala, a resident of an apartment in Rachenahalli, north Bengaluru, India.Acting on tipoff on May 20 about his alleged illegal activities,
CCB inspector Kavitha GM and her team camped near his apartment complex and stopped him as arrived in his car.On questioning, Kalidas
initially claimed he was from Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu but did give satisfactory answers when asked about his profession
He told police that he came to Bengaluru in 2016 and lived in an apartment on Kanakapura Road
In 2018, he shifted to Vijayanagar, and in 2019, he stayed in an apartment on Thanisandra Main Road.He said he brought his wife and three
children in 2021 and stayed in the Rachenahalli apartment
Upon checking his car, the police found some gadgets
Confronted with them, he confessed that he was a Sri Lankan national and came to Chennai illegally.He admitted being involved in a racket in
making fake debit and credit cards, and other documents
Caught by Chennai police, he was deported to Sri Lanka but managed to return to India illegally and settled in Bengaluru in 2016.Kalidas
confessed that he made fake documents to earn quick money and lead a lavish life.He also had several fake documents that gave him multiple
When police checked on his car, they were shocked to find a loaded country-made pistol
They also found three mobiles, including an iPhone, a MacBook, a defunct card reader, a weighing machine, four driving licence cards printed
on one side, a debit card, five empty debit cards including chips, and two micro-SIM adaptors.A senior police officer said Kalidas was taken
into custody and further investigation was handed over to Sampigehalli police who registered a case under Foreigners Act, Arms Act, and IPC
section 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property).Source: Times of India--Agencies
