A Chinese woman has allegedly become a voter of the country by forging papers five years ago.

The alleged Chinese citizen had come to Feni after marrying a Bangladeshi expatriate several years ago.

The Election Commission, however, removed her from the voter list and cancelled her national ID card issued under the name “Ayesha Zhuang Zening Akthar” after the forgery was detected, reports bdnews24.com.

The EC, in a letter to Feni Sadar Upazila Election Officer, has also ordered action against her and those who helped her forge the papers.

The matter came to light recently when it aroused suspicion of the immigration department, he said.

Both of Zening and her Bangladeshi husband are abroad.

The maximum punishment for providing false information is six months of imprisonment or Tk 2,000 fines or both.