Meerut, Nov. 19 -- In Bareilly district, two foreign students were found allegedly using forged documents to extend their stay in India. Nigerian national Yusuf Bala Mustafa and Sudanese student Ayub Ali, both residing in the country on student visas, have been booked at the Baradari police station. Authorities have begun a detailed investigation into what they describe as a "planned attempt" to evade penalties and prolong their visa validity. According to Rohilkhand police outpost in-charge Manish Bhardwaj, police received information that Yusuf had uploaded a forged registration certificate while applying online for visa extension. A confidential inquiry was ordered, and the certificate was confirmed to be fake. The investigation further revealed that Yusuf arrived in India on a student visa on January 19. He enrolled in a BCA programme at CT University, Ludhiana, on January 31. However, just months later, on July 19, he took fresh admission in the first year of the BAMS programme at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University in Bareilly. As per rules, any student shifting from one institution to another must obtain an approval certificate from Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) Amritsar, but Yusuf reportedly did not initiate the required process. Trouble escalated when Yusuf applied for a visa extension and submitted a registration certificate purportedly issued by FRRO Ludhiana. During questioning, Yusuf confessed that he had received help from Sudanese student Ayub Ali in preparing the application and uploading the forged papers. Ayub is currently studying at CT University in Punjab. Police officials stated that the duo created the fake documents as part of a calculated plan to avoid financial penalties.htc...