Nepalese Woman Arrested at Mumbai Airport with Fake Passport

A 31-year-old woman from Nepal was arrested at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport as she attempted to travel to Hungary using a fake passport. Officials, suspicious during document checks, discovered the fraudulent passport made in Kolkata. She faces charges of cheating, forgery, and violations of the Passports Act.

A Nepalese woman, aged 31, has been detained at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after she attempted to board a flight to Hungary with a counterfeit passport, according to police sources.

Officers, upon conducting a meticulous examination of her documents on Monday, found discrepancies that led to the discovery of the fake passport. The woman couldn't adequately clarify when questioned, an official from Sahar police station revealed.

Subsequent investigations uncovered that she procured the passport in Kolkata using forged documents. Consequently, she has been arrested and charged under various IPC sections including those for cheating, forgery, and provisions of the Passports Act, the official stated on Tuesday.

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