In yet another stint at illegal migration, two people were caught in a scam in New Delhi. The two people, found to be the nationals of Afghanistan and Nepal were arrested for aiding Afghan nationals to flee to Australia. Their intended route for travel was via Cambodia and Indonesia which were supposed to be the transit points. This is as per the information given by the police.

The arrested men were later found out to be Anand Kumar Subba Limbu who is a Nepalese and Sayed Salem who is an Afghan national. These men are also accused in cases pertaining to immigration in Kolkata.

According to a Senior Official from the Police, this racket was using fake passports which portrayed the migrants as the citizens of Nepal. These passports were then used as an aid for all the national of Afghanistan to immigrate to other developed nations. Their main channel of transit was Cambodia and Indonesia.

The Delhi Police had obtained inputs from Central Intelligence Agencies post which the arrests were carried out. As per these inputs, Salem was living in Bhogal in New Delhi. He has been accused of acquiring fake Nepali passports for the citizens of Afghanistan.

Also, the Delhi Police was communicated to by their counterparts in Kolkata regarding their alleged involvement in a similar case in Kolkata. With information in hand, investigation was started with forces being stationed at the Bhogal area to intercept Salem.