According to media sources, eight women were detained in separate incidents for living unlawfully in India using forged credentials, including Bangladeshi porn star Riya Barde. While Riya Barde was taken into custody from Ambernath City in Thane, seven of these women were detained from Navi Mumbai.
NDTV stated that Riya Barde, a.k.a. Arohi Barde, is a Bangladeshi adult film actress. In response to a tip, a group from the NRI police station stormed a home in Karave village, Navi Mumbai, on Tuesday night, and took the two ladies who were staying there into custody, according to PTI. The alleged women were residing in the village without proper documentation, having smuggled into India illegally while working as domestic assistance.
In a another instance, a report indicated that a woman from Ambernath was residing there with false documentation, leading the Hill Line Police to arrest her. Riya Arvind Barde was named as the accused, and it was claimed that she was also connected to a case of defrauding and forgery. In order to confirm Riya Barde’s citizenship as an Indian, the police reportedly received a complaint more than a year ago and questioned her about her credentials.
The investigation claims the accused planned to get a birth certificate from the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and a school transfer certificate for one of her accomplices from Bangladesh. As per the authorities, they utilised these documents to obtain the other accused’s passports and educational records.