FIA arrests Indian national with fake documents in Gujranwala
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GUJRANWALA: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claims to have arrested an Indian national who had been living in Gujranwala on fake passport and documents for the last 10 years.
The agency also registered a case against the citizen who gave him shelter.
FIA Deputy Director Amir Nawaz told Dawn that Panjam Tiwari had gone to Dubai for work in 2009 and met Kamran, a resident of Gujranwala. They became business partners in Dubai and after some time, Kamran brought Panjam back to Pakistan on fake passport. The Indian national tied the knot with Kamran’s sister Rukhsana and embraced Islam, changing his name as Bilal.
He also made fake documents (birth certificate, CNIC, marriage deed etc) and started living in Pakistan, said Nawaz.
FIA Assistant Director Ahmer Sandhu, along with Inspector Naveed Ahmed and Sub-Inspector Shahzaib, raided a house at Mominabad and arrested Panjam. They registered a case against him as well as Kamran.
Published in Dawn, August 2nd, 2019
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Aug 02, 2019 10:19am
I want to read more on this news kindly keep it updated. This is quite astonishing to see someone trust so blindly.
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Aug 02, 2019 10:30am
Mr. Panjam found it is a peaceful and beautiful country for living. It is better to verify and give him citizenship considering his love for the country.
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Aug 02, 2019 10:36am
He has fake documents, kalboshan yadhav had fake passport. Hmmm does anyone see any similarities?
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Aug 02, 2019 10:43am
Now Indians will come up with a fake story of innocence for this guy e.g. he is not Indian, he is Indian but went to Pakistan because he fell in love with a woman, he is Indian but went to Pakistan to look after a relative....
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Aug 02, 2019 10:47am
Another Kulbushan nabbed
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Aug 02, 2019 11:01am
Spy network being busted. Another Kulbhushan in making.
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Aug 02, 2019 11:03am
Should be treated as a humanitarian case. People, not borders, are real.
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Aug 02, 2019 11:07am
Now please dont make him a spy.
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Aug 02, 2019 11:48am
Why are you bothering this poor guy and his family....He is married to a Pakistani so give him a Pakistan origin card.
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Aug 02, 2019 12:00pm
@Bilal, but he is called Bilal now..!!
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Aug 02, 2019 12:42pm
A big question mark on his intentions to stay in Pakistan for the last 10 years. Daal maen kuch kala hae. Must investigate to its bottom. This time no ICJ. Let his relatives meet him
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Aug 02, 2019 12:49pm
Another potential Jadhav? Lock him up and throw the keys away ! Can't trust those Hindustanis, too sneaky .
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Aug 02, 2019 12:50pm
Throw both these men in jail for breaking the law and probably endangering security of other citizens as well.
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Aug 02, 2019 12:52pm
@Farhan, nope!
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Aug 02, 2019 01:17pm
Keep this guy in Pakistan.we dont need him in India.
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Aug 02, 2019 01:34pm
@Murlidhar , No. We don't usually point fingers immediately. We investigate first, something that government of your country lacks. However, in Kulbhushan's case, he is still a spy weather you like it or not.
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Aug 02, 2019 01:41pm
They were "partners", yeah that part is probably the only explanation for this move.
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Aug 02, 2019 01:51pm
By all means investigate, if no other unlawful activity detected , I think he should be left alone and infact in these times of animosity it's a good news to be Happy about. True friendship and true are very scarce and to be nurtured.
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Aug 02, 2019 01:55pm
What about those who gave him bundle of fake documents, from birth certificate to passport, is there any accountability of those government officials , working in such sensitive departments, not only Indians , people from other nationalities too are living in Pakistan on fake documents. Implementation of laws is always an impossible task for our government, present or past one, all are same
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Aug 02, 2019 02:16pm
@Farhan, We dont see similarities. One has been kidnapped from iran and called spy and other one converted into Bilal from Dubai and stayed back. Send Kulbushan back and keep Bilal. It will be better for him to stay in a country which practices and lives by his faith and belief
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Aug 02, 2019 02:20pm
Two Indians spy arrested in one week Good Job Intelligence agencies
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Aug 02, 2019 02:23pm
@balakrishnan,
then why not give the Indian citizenship to Kamran too for his friendship and peace intention between the two nations.????
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Aug 02, 2019 02:37pm
@Adil Jadoon, what do you think would happen to someone entering a western country with fake documents?
you can't expect leniency for flouting the law.
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Aug 02, 2019 02:37pm
Never heard of the name Panjam in India. Maybe a spelling mistake or this Panjam guy could be a character straight of a spy thriller fiction book.
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Aug 02, 2019 02:38pm
@Ravi, can't have illegal immigrants
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Aug 02, 2019 02:51pm
This is normal everywhere specially Pakistan.Thousands of Pakistanis leave our airports/border on fake documents for search of livelihood.Where corruption is rampant,all types of crime can be found.
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Aug 02, 2019 02:52pm
Tiwari married a Pakistani citizen and settled. Pls normalize his papers and give Pakistqn citizenship. He loves Pakistan.
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Aug 02, 2019 03:10pm
Why he entered Pakistan on fake documents, there must be something mysterious behind the curtain. Good job FIA.
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Aug 02, 2019 03:16pm
There are many Pakistanis living in India illegally, that doesn't make them a spy. I am actually happy that this guy found Pakistan to be a better place to live than India.
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Aug 02, 2019 03:17pm
@Patriot, please learn English before posting messages.
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Aug 02, 2019 03:24pm
@Mrs.khalil, why does one need any documents i have seen people cross Torkham with only one document and that is known as currency.
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Aug 02, 2019 03:25pm
Hope we can rise above hate and stereotyping. Investigation is necessary but all actions do not have clandestine motives or just one meaning. Their approach was wrong but their intentions may not be criminal. Afterall lapse in system made it possible and now there are families involved.
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Aug 02, 2019 04:06pm
Look at this case from human angle.
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Aug 02, 2019 04:21pm
@Vishal, "Never heard of the name Panjam in India. Maybe a spelling mistake or this Panjam guy could be a character straight of a spy thriller fiction book."
Probably another false document issued by ISI,FBI,CIA,BBC,RIP etc. Hey guys snap out of your (Indians and Pakistanis) hysteria and conspirial mindsets. This to me looks like a ordinary human situation.
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Aug 02, 2019 04:33pm
Tiwari fell in love with his friend Kamran's sister, converted to Islam and married her. What more do you want? It is said "All the world loves a lover" Of course is an "out of this world" country. so it does not apply to Pakistan, Aren't you the ones who so nostalgically recount the love stories of Heer-Ranjha, Laila-Majnoo, and Sassi Panoo? Either stop doing that or accept this as another classical love story too, don't tear it up. .As buleshah very famously sang:
"Beshaq mandir masjid todo, Bulleshah ve kehta) - Par pyaar bhara dil kabhi na todo Is dil mein dilbar rehta
So obviously since he was an illegal, he had to lie low and hide his real identity. He probably has children too. So for the sake of humanity, overlook his trespasses and let him stay with his Pakistani family.
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Aug 02, 2019 05:17pm
Another Kulbhoshan? Let us see when India goes to ICJ.
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Aug 02, 2019 07:52pm
@Farhan, NADRA....Case Should also be registered against NADRA specially Chief of NADRA
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Aug 02, 2019 07:59pm
Bilal loves PK and PK should grant him citizenship with respect. He is no longer an Indian. PMIK show your compassion.
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Aug 02, 2019 09:55pm
This is how we Pakistani's bring our own enemy in our own house !
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Aug 03, 2019 12:31am
Kamran should be arrested and tried for making all the illegal moves.
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Aug 03, 2019 11:08am
@balakrishnan, LEAs know that well what to do.
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