Bought land, ran clinic: Bangladeshi man living in UP arrested after 14 years

Key points

• Lucknow Police have arrested a Bangladeshi national who had been living in India illegally for the last 14 years using fraudulently obtained documents.
• Police believe he had also purchased land in a village near Lucknow, raising suspicion of a larger network at play.
• Foreign nationals are not allowed to buy land or property in India, as per Indian law.
• According to police officials, Arup Bakshi is originally from Narail district in Bangladesh.
• He illegally entered India in 2012 and lived with a doctor in Sitapur until 2014. During this period, he managed to obtain an Aadhaar card, voter ID, driving licence, and even an Indian passport.