CISF nabs man with forged passport at Delhi airport

The Delhi Police arrested a man for forging his identity with fake passport details at Delhi airport on Wednesday.

The CISF surveillance and intelligence staff of IGI Airport on Wednesday observed a passenger roaming suspiciously in the check-in area of Terminal-3. Soon, he was intercepted and enquired. On questioning, he produced a passport in the name of Kouadio Bertin, PP No. 17AL9582 (Cote D Ivories) and a ticket of flight No. ET 689 (STD 1120 hrs) bound for Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).

On examination of the passport, it came to notice that the photo affixed on the passport did not match with the face of the alleged passenger. It appeared to be a case of impersonation. Thereafter, he was taken to random baggage checking point for thorough checking of his baggage. During checking, another Passport No.A07200890 (Nigeria) in the name of Charles Johnson Oka was recovered from the pocket of one of his the trousers that was kept in his registered baggage.

Further, the alleged passenger along-with all the documents was handed over to Immigration officials. After examination by Immigration, it came to light that the Passport No.A07200890 (Nigeria) in the name of Charles Johnson Oka was forged and Passport No.17AL9582 (Cote D Ivories) in the name of Kouadio Bertin was also fake. 

The alleged passenger was then handed over to the Delhi police for further investigation.