A revelation that a Rohingya woman (an illegal immigrant from Myanmar), staying in Kishtwar for over a decade after getting married to a local resident, has now obtained a domicile certificate and is also in possession of an Aadhar card has rattled the Union Territory administration in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to a preliminary investigation done by the Kishtwar police, the domicile certificate was issued to Anwara Begum, a resident of Dachhan three years ago in the month of September 2020.
To further investigate the matter and ascertain more facts in the case the Kishtwar police have lodged an FIR against one of the senior Revenue Department officers, a local facilitator, for issuing a fake domicile certificate in the name of a foreign national.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar Khalil Poswal while briefing media persons about the ongoing investigation in the case said, “We have registered FIR No. 22/2023 under Sections 467, 468, 471, 120-B and 420 IPC at Police Station Dachhan”. All three including the accused, the issuing authority, and the one who facilitated the same have been booked,” he added.
SSP Khalil Poswal said We have rushed a police team to seize the relevant documents so that they can be examined by forensic experts before proceeding ahead. No arrest has been made, he clarified.
According to SSP Kishtwar, some members of the Rohingya community have been staying in the Dachhan area of Kishtwar for a long time. The Rohingya woman in question has been living in the Dachhan area for over a decade now.
SSP Kishtwar maintained further action in the case would be taken only after verifying the documents and establishing the involvement of the government officials behind issuing these fake certificates.
SSP Kishtwar clarified, “Domiciles are only meant for citizens of India and the issued certificates are fake”. Members of the Rohingya community have been staying in Jammu and Kashmir across different district headquarters.