New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced today that its Kolkata Zonal Office has arrested Indubhushan Haldar, also known as Dullal, for his involvement in a case concerning Azad Hussain- a Pakistani national using the fake identity ‘Ajad Mallik’.
Haldar was produced before the Special Court at Bichar Bhavan in Kolkata, which granted the ED five days of custody for further investigation.
The ED initiated its investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered by West Bengal Police against Ajad Mallik under the Foreigners Act.
Investigations revealed that Azad Hussain, a Pakistani national, was living illegally in India under the assumed identity of ‘Azad Mallik, son of Mona Mallik’. He was involved in fraudulently obtaining Indian identity documents for illegal immigrants from Bangladesh in exchange for money. Hussain was arrested on April 15, 2025, and is currently in judicial custody.
The ED probe further found that Hussain referred Bangladeshi clients seeking Indian passports to Indubhushan Haldar, a resident of Chakdah in Nadia. Haldar played a pivotal role in facilitating the issuance of Indian passports for these nationals by creating forged documents for their applications, thereby generating proceeds of crime.
Haldar, through his close association with Ajad Mallik, has been linked to facilitating passports through illegal means in approximately 250 cases so far. His anticipatory bail applications, filed before the Special PMLA Court in Kolkata and the Calcutta High Court, were both rejected.
A Prosecution Complaint under the PMLA has already been filed against Azad Hussain in 2025.
Further investigation into the matter is ongoing.
