Delhi: Woman arrested with forged diplomatic plates on car linked to several top-BJP leaders
Represented India as ambassador at BRICS: Reports
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New Delhi: The Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Cell of the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested a woman from Assam over charges of impersonating a foreign diplomat and driving an Innova car with forged diplomatic number plates to gain access to high-security areas of the national capital. The arrest that came days before the 77th Republic Day has made headlines across the country.
The arrested woman has been identified as Ashma Begum, a resident of Guwahati in Assam. She was detained on January 15 while driving the Toyota Innova car fitted with forged diplomatic number plates in the national capital. Police recovered three forged embassy number plates, a mobile phone and sale documents of the vehicle.
According to the reports, the police detained her while working on a tip-off. The cops have also added that she also used the fake diplomatic identity to gain access to restricted areas including housing central government offices, embassies, consulates and residences of foreign diplomats.
Sources in the police department have also revealed that Ashma had also attended several embassy-hosted event and gathering while posing as a diplomat.
During preliminary questioning, the accused failed to identify the embassy she claimed to represent or produce any valid diplomatic credentials or vehicle registration documents. She later told investigators that she had purchased the SUV from a foreign embassy in November 2024 but had not completed the registration process.
The controversy has deepened on the internet after fact-checker and journalist Mohammed Zubair tweeted several of her photos taken alongside BJP leaders and ministers including Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Kiren Rejiju, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and others.
Zubair further claimed that the woman was serving as the National Secretary of the Republic Party of India led by Union Minister Ramdas Athawale. He also claimed that Ashma had represented India as Ambassador and delivered keynote presentations at the opening and closing ceremonies at BRICS.
A case has been registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The accused has been remanded to six days of police custody, and her digital data and activities are being examined to ascertain the duration of the alleged impersonation and identify possible accomplices.
Name of the Woman: Ashma Begum. No News Channels mention her name and party affiliation. She is a National Secretary of the Republican Party of India by @RamdasAthawale. She also represented India as Ambassador and delivered keynote presentations at the opening and closing… pic.twitter.com/rYcF8Lgejt
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Assam Police at Pawan Khera's residence in national capital, Delhi Police assisting
New Delhi (PTI): An Assam Police team on Tuesday is at the Delhi residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera for questioning in connection with a case linked to allegations made against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family, official sources said.
The team formally informed Delhi Police upon arrival, following which a local police team joined and is assisting in the proceedings, the source said.
The development comes amid a political tussle after Sarma alleged that the Congress used "false information" sourced from a Pakistani social media group to level charges against his wife regarding multiple passports and overseas assets. He termed the allegations an attempt to influence the Assam elections and a punishable offence.
Khera had recently sought clarifications on Sarma's wife's alleged foreign assets, prompting a complaint and subsequent police action.
