Nepal man with fake work documents offloaded at Mumbai airport

MUMBAI: A Nepalese man has been arrested at Sahar airport for allegedly trying to travel abroad using forged documents. Tej Narayan Mahato (36), who was to fly to South Africa on Wednesday, was off-loaded from the flight for carrying a fake no objection certificate (NOC), permitting him to work abroad as a labourer.
Such an NOC is a mandatory document for someone seeking employment in the 'labour' category. The man had shown his NOC to immigration officials who allowed him to proceed wit the other checks before he had boarded the flight. However, immigration staff had, at the same time, passed on a copy of the NOC to the Nepal embassy in New Delhi to verify its authenticity He had boarded the flight when the officials got a revert from the embassy, stating that the NOC had not been issued by them.
Mahato has told the police that he hails from a poor family and wanted to visit South Africa for work as his family faces "severe financial crisis". The forged NOC was provided by an agent from Delhi, identified only as Irfan, the police said.
Mahato has told the police that the agent provided him the documents and said he believed they were genuine, said an officer from Sahar police station.
Immigration officials cross-checked the NOC with the embassy as a similar had come to light last week. The police said this is the second FIR in such a case registered in a week. In the previous case, four Nepalese women were caught while trying to travel to Dubai for a job by submitting fake documents. These four women had also submitted a fake NOC, said the police.