Three persons, including a Bangladeshi, were arrested today from Bidhannagar area of adjacent North 24 Parganas and seven fake Indian passports were seized from them.
Acting on a tip-off, Bidhannagar Police arrested the three and recovered fake passports bearing addresses of Pathankot and Jalandhar, a senior officer of Bidhannagar Police told PTI.
"We are not yet sure whether they have any connection with a terrorist group or for whom they were preparing these passports. A probe has been initiated into the matter," the officer said.
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Two of the accused were arrested by Baguihati police and the Bangladeshi was nabbed by Airport Police station, he said.
Seven persons have been arrested since December by Bidhannagar Police in connection with fake passport rackets operating in the area.
