NOIDA: Uttar Pradesh Police is set to conduct DNA test on two youths who were arrested by the ATS recently for allegedly helping people from Myanmar sneak into India through the Bangladesh border.
Police said the accused have claimed that they are brothers and were involved in helping residents of Myanmar settle in India, including in several districts of UP.
The accused have told them that their mother and a relative stay in UP’s Aligarh and that they themselves have no Myanmar connection. Now, the police have decided to verify their claims and conduct a DNA test. ADG (law and order) Prashant Kumar said that Farrukh alias Hasan Ahmad and Sahil were arrested from Greater Noida and Unnao, respectively.
“Farrukh had been staying with his mother and a relative in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The DNA test will be conducted to establish their identity and confirm their antecedents,” an ATS source said.Kumar said the accused have allegedly helped several people from Myanmar enter India and get registration from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in India.
Police said the accused had forged documents, like Indian passports and PAN and Aadhaar cards. “Forging Indian documents and giving logistical support to others to help enter the country without documents is illegal,” said a source.They had been providing support to a larger network of people from Myanmar by helping them forge documents and get jobs in Mathura, Aligarh, Kanpur, Unnao and Gautam Budh Nagar, police said.