A ‘Bangladeshi national’ was arrested at Patna in India’s Bihar on 15 January after he allegedly attempted to get a passport made using fake documents, Indian police said, reported the Press Trust of India (PTI).

‘On interrogation it was found that the accused, Abdul Manan, had come from Kolkata and was a native of Naogaon district of Bangladesh. He was sent here by an agent based in Nawada to get a passport made from fake documents’, PTI reported quoting senior superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj.

‘A fake bank passbook and an ‘Aadhar’ card issued in his name at Nawada was recovered from his possession, he added.’

‘His mobile phone contained photographs of several important places and institutions of Patna. Police is investigating the reason for keeping these photographs, Maharaj added.’

‘In the wake of recent Pathankot terror attack security has been beefed up around the state by Bihar Police, he added.’