AGRA, July 23 -- A court in Agra has sentenced 18 Bangladeshi nationals to three-years imprisonment for residing illegally in India using forged Aadhaar and PAN cards. The accused were arrested by the Sikandra police on February 5, 2023, from Awas Vikas Colony in Agra. They include eight women and 10 men, mainly from the Khulna, Jasore and Naupada districts in Bangladesh. According to Rajesh Kumar, the prosecution officer in the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) court in Agra, a total of 28 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested from Awas Vikas Colony for illegally staying in India. During the operation, police recovered 35 fake Aadhaar cards and one fake PAN card from their possession. The trial against the accused began in 2023. The charge sheet was filed in the case on March 31, 2023, and the CJM court delivered the verdict on Monday (July 21). Eighteen were sentenced to three-year imprisonment, while the hearing against the remaining 10 continues, Kumar said. He further said that the accused had established a settlement (basti) in Sector 14 of Awas Vikas Colony. The matter was exposed when sub-inspector Gaurav Katiyar from Sikandra police station recovered 35 forged Aadhaar cards and one fake PAN card from the accused arrested on February 5, 2023....