Niharika Handa, Punarvasu Handa
Police have closed an investigation into allegations that businesswoman, Niharika Handa, and her son, Punarvasu Handa, obtained Ghanaian travel documents through false declarations, after finding no evidence of wrongdoing.
A report from the Documentation and Visa Fraud Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department, said the probe stemmed from a petition filed on September 29, 2025, by Amar Deep Sing Hari.
As part of the investigation, police requested records from the Passport Office, the National Identification Authority, the Ghana Immigration Service, the Registrar-General’s Department, and the Indian High Commission in Accra.
Investigators established that both are Indian nationals who later acquired Ghanaian citizenship through naturalisation. Police records show Niharika Handa became a Ghanaian citizen on July 8, 2022, and Punarvasu Handa on December 19, 2023.
The report stated that Niharika Handa obtained a Ghanaian passport on July 22, 2022, while Punarvasu Handa secured his on May 21, 2024. After examining the documents and records, investigators found no evidence to support the allegations and closed the case.
Reacting to the outcome, Mrs. Handa said she was grateful to investigators for their “thorough and impartial work” and expressed confidence in Ghana’s justice system.
“Out of respect for the legal process, and because related matters remain before the courts and the authorities, I do not intend to comment on those proceedings,” she said. “I am content to let the proper legal channels take their course, confident that the facts will be assessed fairly and in accordance with the law.”
Mrs. Handa and her son said they will make no further public statement on any matter currently before a court or under consideration by authorities in Ghana.
A Daily Guide Report