Guwahati, Sept 3: Cachar police have arrested a 38-year-old man from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district for allegedly faking his identity and using forged documents to live with a local woman in Silchar, whom he claimed to have married.
The accused has been identified as Moinul Islam, who had been residing in Silchar for the past few months under the false identity of Sajal Das, police said. During this period, he worked as a door-to-door hawker selling household goods.
“He rented a house in the Tapoban Nagar area, introducing himself to the landlord as Sajal Das. To support his claim, he produced forged voter and Aadhaar cards issued in that name,” an official said.
Local residents said Islam, posing as Sajal, frequently received visits from a woman with the surname Das. “His relationship with the woman and her repeated visits to the rented house raised suspicion. He even told neighbours that she was his wife and that they were planning to move into a new house soon,” they added.
Cachar’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Numal Mahatta confirmed the arrest on Tuesday. “The accused from West Bengal has been arrested for faking his identity and using forged documents. The woman has also given her statement against him,” he said.
