India, July 23 -- Two men from Assam were arrested in Sribhumi district for allegedly creating a fake Indian passport for a Bangladeshi national by using forged documents belonging to a deceased Indian citizen, police said on Wednesday.

The accused - Burhan Uddin and Faizur Rahman - both residents of Patharkandi, were arrested after police detected discrepancies during a routine verification process linked to a passport application filed a few months ago.

During verification, it was discovered that all the documents - including a voter ID card, birth certificate, Aadhaar card, and PAN card - were generated in the name of Farooq Ahmed, who had died several years ago. "The passport application was submitted in the name of one Farooq Ahmed...