Seven Rohingya, who were trying to fly to Mauritius using forged Indian identity documents were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Thursday night.

Central Intelligence agencies had tipped off Alok Kumar, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) about the seven refugees, leading to their arrest.

They have been identified as Asma Begum, Mohammed Tahir, Omkar Farooq, Mohammed Halek, Rehana Begum, Mohammed Mustafa, and Rajat Mondal.

The seven, all Myanmar citizens, had fled their country and lived in Hyderabad for over a year during which time they acquired the documents, including Aadhaar and passports, through an agent.

They later reached Bengaluru and were on their way to Mauritius when they were caught and arrested. Preliminary investigation revealed that Asma Begum’s son Mohammed Halek had procured the fake documents through one Abdul Aleem, an agent in Hyderabad.