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Myanmar national arrested on charge of acquiring Nepali citizenship through fake documents
Police said the man also obtained a Nepali passport based on the citizenship certificate.bookmark
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Published at : December 24, 2022
Updated at : December 24, 2022 19:28
Kathmandu
Police have arrested a Myanmar national on the charge of obtaining Nepali citizenship and a passport through forged documents.
Mohammad Nur Alam, 39, who was a teacher at a madrasa in Sarlahi, was arrested by a police team deployed from Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office from Kalanki.
A preliminary police investigation states Alam, who came to Nepal from Myanmar through Bangladesh in 2012, obtained citizenship by submitting fake details as a Nepali national of then Tribhuvannagar village development committee.
Police said Alam also obtained a Nepali passport based on the citizenship certificate.
He has been handed over to Kathmandu District Police Range for investigation and action on the offence of document forgery.
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