Kerala police raided the Black and Beauty Wellness Spa near the upper bus stand in Iritty on March 15, 2026 after a tip‑off, finding Suma Wanual—a 22‑year‑old Bangladeshi—working under a forged West Bengal Aadhaar card and without a valid passport or Indian visa.
During questioning, the woman admitted her Bangladeshi nationality and the officers recovered a birth certificate that confirmed her foreign status. Investigators noted that she had been using the counterfeit Aadhaar for roughly a year, having likely obtained the document in West Bengal before arriving in Iritty.
The case triggers a broader probe into how she entered India and who facilitated the acquisition of the fake identity. It marks the fourth Bangladeshi national caught in Kannur district over the past three months, amid intelligence reports that such nationals are funneling into North Kerala while larger cities like Bengaluru tighten scrutiny.
The operation, led by Iritty CI K V Umesh and SHO C Saneeth, involved SI Sreenath, Woman SI T Sandhya, SI Raju Joseph and ASI Biju. After her arrest, Suma will appear before the Iritty district court on March 25, 2026, be remanded to a designated facility for foreign nationals, and face deportation proceedings once the court clears the legal formalities.
A local spa employee, who had worked with Suma for six months, recalled her as a quiet, efficient worker. The incident underscores the growing challenges of cross‑border identity fraud and the authorities’ resolve to enforce immigration laws in a region seeing a surge of Bangladeshi nationals.