Guwahati, July 23 -- Two individuals were arrested in Sribhumi district of Assam, for allegedly attempting to secure an Indian passport for a Bangladeshi national using forged documents in the name of a deceased Indian citizen.

The accused, identified as Burhan Uddin and Faizur Rahman, both residents of Patharkandi, were taken into custody after discrepancies were found during the verification process of a passport application submitted earlier this month.

The application was filed in the name of Farooq Ahmed. While initial checks suggested that the submitted documents - including a birth certificate, Aadhaar card, and PAN card - were in order, further scrutiny revealed they were fabricated. Authorities later confirmed that the real Far...