Myanmar Man Impersonating Indian Who Died In 2019 Arrested In Manipur
NDTV
Manipur Police said the Myanmar national possessed an Aadhaar card belonging to a dead Indian man and was indulging in illegal cross-border trade
Manipur Police yesterday arrested a 26-year-old Myanmar national on charges of impersonating a dead Indian man and conducting smuggling. An Indian who helped the accused enter Manipur has also been arrested.
According to the police, the Myanmar national, Lenkhenmang Mate, possessed an Aadhaar card belonging to an Indian man named Holkholal, who had died in 2019.
Deputy Inspector General (Intelligence) of Police, Ningshen Worngam, said: "The accused person was impersonating Holkholal in order to conduct illegal cross-border trade."
He was arrested from the Chandel district, which shares a 390km international border with Myanmar.
