“Maharashtra: Bangladeshi national illegally living in Nagpur arrested by ATS, had first posed as a Buddhist monk and then as a gym trainer”, Opindia, September 2, 2023:

“On Friday, 1st September 2023, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a Bangladeshi individual in Nagpur. He had been living in India unlawfully for over ten years, initially under the guise of a Buddhist monk and later as a gym trainer. Additionally, he was involved in an illegal activity aimed at assisting fellow Bangladeshis in fraudulently acquiring Indian passports.

Palash Bipan Baruva, a 40-year-old suspect, was apprehended by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Friday. Subsequent investigations revealed that he had surreptitiously entered India, assuming the identity of a Buddhist monk, and subsequently shifted roles to become a gym trainer in Nagpur. He lived in the vicinity of the Pivali River, in the Teka area of north Nagpur.

An official from Kapil Nagar police station said, “The ATS uncovered Baruva’s illegal activities when two Bangladeshi nationals, Maitri Baruva and Ankon Baruva, were apprehended at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad while trying to board flights to foreign countries using Indian passports……”

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