Gujarat man using fake Portuguese passport to travel to UK since 2009 held in Delhi

Ahmedabad: A man from Gujarat's Kheda district who had been travelling to the United Kingdom using forged documents and a fake Portuguese passport since 2009 was apprehended at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi early this month.
The man stole the identity of an Indian with Portuguese roots and was travelling between India and London via Nepal for the past 15 years, said the police FIR.
The accused, Nishit Patel, is a resident of Chaklasi town in Kheda district. According to the FIR registered at IGI Airport Police Station, Patel was arrested on April 5 during an immigration check after arriving in Delhi. He was carrying an Indian voter identity card. During questioning, immigration officers found irregularities in his travel history and documents.
The investigation revealed that Patel first travelled to the United Kingdom on Sep 10, 2009, using his Indian passport. Later, he obtained a Portuguese passport by forging the identity of one Ritesh Bicu, who was born in India but had Portuguese roots. Patel used Bicu's identity to obtain documents and travelled between London and India using the counterfeit Portuguese passport several times.
To avoid Indian immigration scrutiny, Patel had been using the Nepal route since 2009. He would travel from India to Nepal using his voter ID card and then continue his onward journey from Nepal to London using his Portuguese passport. This time, however, he entered India through a legal route via Delhi, where he was caught.
The FIR also mentions that Patel forged documents, including a marriage certificate that falsely showed Ritesh Bicu was married to Khushbu Patel — who is actually Nishit Patel's wife. Patel was booked under various sections of the BNS for forgery, cheating, and misuse of identity documents, along with charges under the Passports Act.
The case was registered after immigration officials filed a formal complaint. Officials have seized several documents, including the fake passport, voter ID, boarding pass, marriage certificate, and a Nepal visa, for further examination.