COIMBATORE: Three Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by the Tirupur city police on Thursday for allegedly staying illegally and forging Aadhaar cards.
Police said Shimul Gazi, 30, from Bangladesh, took a house belonging to S Manikandan, 34, of Ganapathy Nagar at Ammapalayam in Tirupur city in April on rent.
Claiming that he was working as a tailor in a banian company at Rakkiyapalayam, Gazi informed Manikandan that he had handed over his original passport and visa to the company.
Gazi didn’t produce even the photocopies of the valid documents to Manikandan as the company was closed due to the pandemic.
Saifful Islam, 40, and Mannan Mollal, 31, who were Bangladeshi nationals working in garment units, often visited Gazi.
When Manikandan demanded Gazi to submit the photocopies of his valid documents on Wednesday, the latter gave him a fake Aadhaar card.
Immediately, Manikandan asked Gazi to vacate the house.
Irked Gazi along with Islam and Mollal assaulted Manikandan and threatened him with dire consequences.
Manikandan lodged a complaint with the Anupparpalayam police who registered a case against the three Bangladesh nationals under sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document) of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 (2) (c) read with 14 of Foreigners Act.
The trio was arrested and remanded in judicial custody on Thursday.
They were lodged at the Puzhal central prison, Chennai.