LUCKNOW, June 24 -- A foreign national from Uzbekistan, identified as Lola Kayumova, who allegedly brought several Uzbek women to India, is at the centre of a police investigation in Lucknow after being found in possession of forged Indian identity documents, including an Aadhaar card and a driving license issued using a local address. Despite her passport expiring in September 2023, she continued to stay in the country, prompting a deeper probe into how official documents were issued in her name, police said on Tuesday.

The case surfaced following a raid on Flat No. 104, Omaxe R-1 Orchid in Golf City, where two Uzbek women, Holida and Nilofar, were found living illegally. Both are now being processed for deportation, deputy commissioner...