NIA files charge sheet on 3 Myanmarese alleging Rohingya infiltration

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet on Sunday against three Myanmar nationals, accusing them of aiding Rohingyas in illegal infiltration and trafficking into India through the Bangladesh border.

The charge sheet was against Rabi Islam alias "Rabiul Islam", Shafi Alam alias "Sofi Alom" alias "Sayedul Islam", and Mohammad Usman, whom all are permanent residents of Maungdaw district of Myanmar, PTI reported citing an NIA spokesperson.

NIA claims that the accused entered India illebally, colluding with traffickers and touts, without valid travel documents and were also involved in facilitating the infiltration of numerous other foreign nationals through unauthorised and illegal border routes.

Part of a well-organised network of traffickers and touts involved in various illegal activities, they were also engaged in luring vulnerable Rohingya women, who had taken refuge in Bangladesh, into India on the false promises of marriage to Rohingya men, the official said.

The NIA said such women were then sold for forced marriages across various Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana and Haryana.

The NIA's investigation uncovered instances and evidence of forgery of documents and established that Rabi Islam and Mohammad Usman had obtained Aadhaar cards fraudulently.

The duo had also used these cards to procure multiple SIM cards and open bank accounts, further concealing their true identities, the spokesperson said.