Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted a raid at the house of a carpenter at Chakdaha in West Bengal’s Nadia district in connection with its investigation into a fake passport case.

According to ED sources, the search was conducted at the premises of Biplab Sarkar, who is suspected of being an agent in the issuance of passports fraudulently. The raid is being conducted as part of its investigation into the case linked to a Pakistani national, Azad Mallik, who was arrested earlier this year.

Sources said Biplab Sarkar’s name surfaced during the interrogation of Indu Bhushan Halder, a middleman arrested last month for helping foreigners get Indian Identity documents (passport) in lieu of money. ⁠The family members of Biplab Sarkar are also under the scan

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