4 Rohingyas Caught in Nilphamari Attempting Voter Registration with Fake IDs

Local Correspondent

Police in Nilphamari arrested four Rohingya men on Monday for attempting to register as voters using fake documents. The individuals, residents of various refugee camps in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, were detained at the election office.

The detainees were identified as Md. Amzad (24), Md. Arafat Noor (24), Anas alias Arosh (24), and Hafiz Ullah (25).

Amzad resides in Jamtoli Rohingya Camp, Arafat Noor in Kutupalong Camp, and Anas in Balukhali Camp. Hafiz Ullah, though a Rohingya, has been living in Bangladesh after marrying a local woman in Ukhiya.

Election Officer Md. Shamsul Azam said the men arrived at the office around 2:30 p.m. Monday, claiming to be residents of Mohabbat Bajitpara village in Nilphamari Sadar’s Kochukata Union.

“They submitted fake documents, including birth certificates and national IDs of their parents,” Azam said.

Their use of Chattogram dialect during the verification process raised suspicion. Upon interrogation, they admitted to being Rohingyas from refugee camps in Ukhiya and confessed to forging documents to obtain voter IDs.

Police investigations revealed that the four men were assisted by Nur Mohammad from Chattogram and Sadekul Islam from South Panchpukur in Nilphamari Sadar.

A case was filed against the group, and they were handed over to the police on Monday evening. Following a court hearing on Tuesday, the accused were sent to jail, confirmed MR Said, investigation officer of Nilphamari Sadar Police Station.