Mumbai: Fake Passport Racket, Terror Funding Angle Suspected After Police Raid in Kurar

Shocking revelations have emerged following a police raid in the Kurar area of Malad in Mumbai. During the operation, officials seized a large number of suspicious documents and cash, raising suspicions of a fake passport racket and possible terror funding links. The activities of the accused, identified as Salim, are currently under investigation from multiple angles.

According to police sources, personal documents belonging to around 30 to 40 individuals were recovered during the raid. In preliminary questioning, the accused allegedly confessed to facilitating passports for these individuals. Police suspect that many of these passports could be forged, indicating a potential international network involved in illegal activities.

Acting on prior inputs related to terror funding, police had conducted a search at the accused’s residence. During the search, two passports bearing the same name were recovered. Investigations revealed that one passport was fraudulently obtained from Hyderabad under a fake identity, while the other was issued in Mumbai. This has deepened suspicions that the accused may have used forged identities to travel abroad.

In another significant development, police have found that the accused travelled to Kuwait nearly 50 times over the past 22 years. Authorities are now probing his contacts and financial transactions during these visits.

Meanwhile, bundles of cash amounting to several lakhs of rupees in denominations of ₹500, ₹200, and ₹50 were also seized from the residence. Police are investigating the source and intended use of the money. It has also come to light that the accused had hidden cash and passports at multiple locations.

Police are now probing the case from a terror funding angle and are examining whether any overseas financial transactions were carried out. Officials believe the investigation could potentially expose a large international racket.