Police detained three people including an Indian woman from Wazirpur upazila election office in Barishal while they were trying to get national identity cards (ID) on Thursday.
The detainees were Sabitri Baria, 29, daughter of Shyam Sundar Baria of Bankavihar village in Patnanagar upazila of India’s Odisha state, Ebaidul Hawlader, 26, and his elder brother Enamul Hawlader, 29, sons of late Abdus Salam Hawlader of Ward No-6 under Satla union of Wazirpur upazila.
The detainees including the Indian national were triying to make NID card with the certificate and birth certificate issued by Satla Union Parishad Chairman Md Shaheen Hawlader and UP member Md Harun.
The detainees said Ebaidul married Sabitri seven years ago though they could not show any documents of this marriage.
Changing name as Halima Khanam, the Indian national submitted fake documents to the Wazirpur Upazila Election Office.
Suspecting their movement and fake documents, Election Officer Abdur Rashid detained them and handed them over to police.
UP Chairman Md Shaheen Howlader said the certification was taken by misunderstanding.
Md Jafar Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Wazirpur Model Police Station, said an interrogation was underway while legal actions would be taken against them.
