A Nepalese couple was arrested at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for possessing Indian voter identity cards while returning from Australia. The incident took place on August 18 at the immigration counter.

According to police, the couple — Nein Singh Bist, 61, and his wife Parbatidevi Bist, 59, natives of Bijay Tole, Bheemdatta, Kanchanpur, Nepal — had been living in India since 1995. They purchased a flat in Raj Galaxy Apartments, Kamothe, Panvel, and managed to obtain Indian documents, including Aadhaar, PAN, and voter ID cards.

Investigations revealed that the couple had been casting votes in multiple elections since 2014. Their voter IDs were issued from the 188 Panvel Assembly constituency in Navi Mumbai by the local election officer. The police have seized their voter cards and other documents.