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“Detailed interrogation of the accused can reveal how many more individuals have entered the UK using forged identity papers,” police said. Surat: Valsad police busted a racket of getting Portuguese citizenship using forged documents and arrested a 30-year-old man, who recently returned from the European country.The accused secured Portugal passport and citizen card by establishing his identity as a native of Daman.Police arrested Mohammad Almas alias Gino Abdul Kadar Bhindiwala, who had changed his name to Aadi Magan in the Portuguese passport. Police are now investigating that how the accused managed to get the forged papers from Daman,” Joshi added.He had submitted forged papers of his parents being resident of Daman to get the Portuguese citizenship. He also obtained a Portuguese citizen card and lived there for few months before returning to Valsad recently.“We were working on the case for the last few days and following confirmation that he obtained the citizenship on forged identity, we arrested him. He was arrested from his house in Aamrin Apartment in Shahid Chowk in Valsad following specific information.Police investigation also revealed that he had married using a forged identity in Valsad.“Since Daman and Diu were under Portugal rule, the natives of the Union territory can get Portuguese citizenship on producing some documents..