<p>A Nepali national was apprehended at <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-international-airport-witnesses-4-77-million-passengers-in-november-2024-23448606" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA)</a> after authorities allegedly found that he had fraudulently obtained an Indian passport. The accused was identified as Deepak Prakash Giri, 40, who arrived in Mumbai on IndiGo flight 6E1158 from Kathmandu on October 3.</p>
<h2>Passport trail</h2>
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<p>Giri had allegedly been using the Indian passport for the past 14 years and had worked in several countries, including Taiwan, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/stranded-israelis-to-return-home-as-repatriation-flights-from-uae-begin-on-friday-after-flydubai-incident-23653051" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">United Arab Emirates</a>, and Bahrain. He was caught by Ganesh Gawali, Immigration Officer, Bureau of Immigration (BOI) Mumbai.</p>
<h2>Document check</h2>
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<p><strong>A police officer</strong><br />&ldquo;The accused was carrying the Nepal citizen id card, his marriage certificate, and other documents. When he reached the immigration checkpoint, officer Gawali asked him about his parents&rsquo; details. The accused told cops that his parents shifted to Maharashtra in 1980 from Nepal. While checking, we found Nepal citizen documents from the accused, including a marriage certificate and a <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bmc-election-2026-mumbai-airport-checks-flag-28-nris-carrying-indian-voter-ids-before-civic-polls-23610900" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Nepal citizen ID card</a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>

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