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India Jun 17, 2025

Nepali family arrested in Mumbai for using forged IDs

A Nepali family—Gautam Khadaka, his wife Nirmala, and their son Gagan—were arrested at Mumbai Airport while trying to fly to Kathmandu.
They'd been living in Mumbai for over 20 years using forged Indian voter ID, Aadhaar, and PAN cards.
Gautam admitted he got the fake documents back in 2001.

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How they were caught

The family had quietly run a tea stall in Mahim for years and traveled between India and Nepal by road without trouble.
But during a routine airport check, immigration officials found property records from Nepal on their phones, revealing their real nationality.
This time, air travel finally exposed their long-kept secret.