Bengaluru: 3 Pak nationals among four arrested with fake IDs

May 25, 2017

Bengaluru, May 25: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have arrested two couples including three Pakistani nationals (two women) who were staying using fake identities over the last nine months.

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The arrested were identified as Mohammad Shihab, a resident of Kerala, Sameera who claims to be his wife and native of Karachi, and another couple Kiron Gulam Ali, a friend of Sameera, from Karachi and a man claiming to be Kiron's husband Khasif Samshuddin, also a native of Karachi.

According to police, Shihab who had gone to Qatar for work fell in love with Sameera. When Shihab approached her parents, they refused that she cannot be married to an Indian. Both of them then decided to come to India and settle.

Meanwhile, Sameera's friend Kiron too was in love with a Pakistani man, Khasif Samshuddin in Qatar, where all the four worked. As both Kiran's parents and Samshuddin's parents were against their love and marriage, they too along with Shihab-Sameera couple decided to come and settle in India.

They came to Bengaluru from Qatar through Kathmandu. The two couples have been living in the house over the last nine months.

The police received information about their presence in the city arrested them on Wednesday night. They also found original IDs on the three Pakistani citizens like Aadhar card and a few other identities that were procured after furnishing fake information.

A local also is involved in helping the two couples here to settle down and get their identities, police sources said.

Preliminary investigations reveal the couples have taken refuge in Bengaluru at the behest of the Keralite man Shihaab who offered to help them. Shihab, before finding a job and going to Qatar, was staying in KS Layout in the city.

FIR has been registered and the four have been booked under several sections of the Passport Act and the Foreigner's Act. Central agencies have been kept in the loop by the local police who are investigating.

Further investigations are underway.

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Educational institutions in Mangaluru that rely on the popular Mangala Stadium for their annual sports events are bracing for an inconvenience as the city's key sporting venue is set to close its gates for a significant upgrade. The stadium is expected to be unavailable for approximately two months starting from January 15, 2026.

The closure is necessitated by a proposed overhaul of the stadium's facilities, with a special focus on upgrading the synthetic track. Pradeep Dsouza, Assistant Director of the District of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), Dakshina Kannada, confirmed the development.

"Experts have visited the stadium, conducted a thorough inspection, and have given the go-ahead for a complete makeover," Dsouza stated. "Funds have been allocated for the project, and we are currently awaiting the final green signal from state officials to commence the work. We anticipate that the work will likely begin in the second week of January. Consequently, we have stopped renting out the stadium to colleges and other organizations in preparation for the upgrade."

The timing presents a logistical challenge for colleges, as many schools have already concluded their sports meets.

"Colleges will now be organizing their events and will need to find alternative locations to host their sports meets," Dsouza added. He suggested a few potential venues, including the Dakshina Kannada police ground, University College grounds, Panambur grounds, Swaraj Maidan in Moodbidri, and the Mangalore University sports grounds in Konaje.

However, many institutions note that finding a comparable venue will be difficult. While the DK police ground and University College grounds are closer to the city center, they do not possess the extensive facilities and infrastructure offered by Mangala Stadium.

Dr. P Dayananda Pai - P Satisha Govt First Grade College, Carstreet, is one such institution dependent on the stadium. Principal Jayakar Bhandary expressed hope for a swift completion of the work. "We expect the work to be completed at the earliest. If not, we will be forced to look for other venues to host the sports day for our students," Bhandary said, highlighting the pressing need for the city's main sporting facility.

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