Siraha, March 19 -- Police in Siraha have arrested a man on the charge of faking as a father to help an Indian national obtain Nepali citizenship.

Superintendent of Police Ramesh Pandit, chief of the District Police Office, Siraha, said Amanat Miya of ward 3 in Naraha Rural Municipality was arrested from his home on Tuesday evening.

"We are conducting a thorough investigation and will take action against all those involved," Pandit said.

On July 11, 2023, the District Administration Office, Siraha, issued Nepali citizenship to Indian national Mostak Miya based on a recommendation from the ward office. Amanat Miya and his wife, Rajina Khatun, had pretended to be his parents.

Ward chair Rustam Ansari and ward secretary Ramdev Mandal had...