A Pakistani national entered the India, disguised as a Bangladeshi spent six years building a massive document forgery and money laundering empire across Indian cities. The man, now identified as Azad Hussain, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on April 15, 2025, from Birati in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. His elaborate web of lies, forged identities, and cross-border collusion has now triggered alarm bells at the highest levels.
This isn’t just a case of illegal immigration—it’s a mirror to decades of dangerous policy lapses that were institutionalised under the Congress-led UPA regime. What has emerged is a chilling example of how hostile foreign actors exploited the Long-Term Visa (LTV) and documentation loopholes to infiltrate India, establish local roots, manipulate the voter base, and threaten national security.
According to ED officials, Azad Hussain first infiltrated Bangladesh from Pakistan and obtained a Bangladeshi passport in 2017 under the forged identity Ahammed Hossain Azad, claiming to be a resident of Feni district. In 2019, he used this fake passport to enter India on a tourist visa.
Once inside India, he assumed a third identity—Azad Mallik. Over the next six years, he managed to secure:
- An Aadhaar card,
- A Voter ID,
- And even an Indian passport.
These documents not only gave him the rights of a citizen but also opened doors to open bank accounts, acquire property, and establish a façade company—under which he began operating a pan-India network of illegal immigration and document forgery.
ED’s legal representative, Bhaskar Prasad Banerjee, told the court that Azad was continuously in touch with his associates in Pakistan. “He wasn’t just hiding—he was running operations. He facilitated illegal immigration for others, created fake Indian identity documents, and laundered money through dummy companies,” Banerjee said.
A forensic examination of Azad’s WhatsApp chats and call records revealed frequent communications with operatives believed to be stationed in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Authorities have unearthed a staggering Rs 2.6 crore in suspicious transactions linked to document fraud and passport rackets.
“Azad posed a direct threat to national security,” said an ED officer. “He was issuing forged documents to illegal immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh, helping them not only enter India but also integrate into society with complete legal camouflage.”
Initially, Azad tried to mislead investigators by claiming that his wife and two sons were residing in Bangladesh. However, his interrogation and digital footprint contradicted his claims. Cross-border verification confirmed his true nationality: Pakistani. The real name: Azad Hussain.
He had managed to exploit every administrative weakness—right from obtaining a Bangladeshi identity to seamlessly converting that into an Indian one. What’s even more concerning is how he evaded scrutiny at multiple checkpoints, despite residing in a border-sensitive zone.
BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya launched a scathing attack on the Congress party’s historical immigration policies. “It is now absolutely evident that during the Congress regime, Muslims from Pakistan were allowed to enter India on short-term visas and were later granted Long Term Visas (LTVs) with shocking ease,” Malviya said.
In light of the recent visa revocation orders, it has become increasingly evident that during the Congress regime, Muslims from Pakistan were able to enter India on short-term visas and, with relative ease, extend their stay for decades by obtaining Long Term Visas (LTVs). Many… pic.twitter.com/eKzcYlP7Ko
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) May 1, 2025
“These infiltrators settled, acquired Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, and even voted—while genuine persecuted minorities, particularly Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians fleeing religious violence, were pushed into bureaucratic quicksand,” he added.
Malviya termed the incident not a lapse, but part of a “deliberate, systematic approach” by the Congress regime that prioritised vote-bank appeasement over national integrity. He further stated that corrective measures are finally being undertaken, but warned, “The road to restoring demographic and internal security balance is long and arduous.”
Investigators suspect that Azad is not a lone actor. His network may be linked to larger transnational crime syndicates involved in human trafficking, fake documentation, narcotics, and funding sleeper cells. His digital trails and financial links are being cross-examined by central agencies, including the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Authorities are also probing how Azad managed to set up a company in India and route black money through it without attracting attention. A wider crackdown on illegal immigration rackets, especially in West Bengal and Assam, is now underway.
