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Fake passport scam: Bengal DGP urges MEA to strengthen verification process

West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar on Sunday said that he had written to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) urging a total overhauling of the verification and distribution of new passports to combat misuse. Kolkata Police recently unearthed a fake passport racket and arrested at least eight persons for their alleged involvement in it. Talking to reporters, the IPS officer said in the letter to the MEA, they also pointed out software issues and proposed the idea of superintendents of police personally conducting the verification process. "We have written to the MEA requesting them to strengthen the passport verification system. We have proposed a new system where the district intelligence branch (DIB), local police stations, and senior officers will have a more significant role," Kumar said. "In the letter, we have also expressed our concerns about the distribution of passports through post offices. All the agencies must collaborate to address these ...

Fake passport scam: Bengal DGP urges MEA to strengthen verification process
Updated On : 29 Dec 2024 | 11:49 PM IST

Five arrested in Bengal for issuing forged Indian passports to Bangladeshis

The group is believed to have illegally issued at least 73 counterfeit Indian passports, mainly to infiltrators, including Bangladeshi nationals, using fake documents

Five arrested in Bengal for issuing forged Indian passports to Bangladeshis
Updated On : 19 Dec 2024 | 2:30 PM IST

CBI books 24 in passport 'scam', raids 50 locations in West Bengal, Gangtok

The CBI is conducting searches at 50 locations in West Bengal and Gangtok having booked 24 persons including government officials and private individuals for allegedly issuing passports on the basis of forged documents, officials said Saturday. The CBI has detained an official posted in Gangtok and also a middleman, they said. The FIR names 24 individuals including 16 officials who were allegedly issuing passports on the basis of forged documents to ineligible persons, including non-residents, in return for bribes, they said. The searches are spread across Kolkata, Siliguri, Gangtok, and other locations, they said.

CBI books 24 in passport 'scam', raids 50 locations in West Bengal, Gangtok
Updated On : 14 Oct 2023 | 11:28 AM IST

Ronaldinho lawyers appeal pre-trial detention in fake passport case

The 39-year-old World Cup winner and his brother, Roberto de Assis Moreira, have been held in a police cell since last Friday accused of entering Paraguay using fake passports

Ronaldinho lawyers appeal pre-trial detention in fake passport case
Updated On : 13 Mar 2020 | 12:11 PM IST

Police unearth fake passport racket in Tamil Nadu, two Sri Lankans nabbed

Police also recovered 77 Indian passports, 12 Sri Lankan passports and machines used to prepare them and cash of Rs 85,000

Police unearth fake passport racket in Tamil Nadu, two Sri Lankans nabbed
Updated On : 14 Jul 2018 | 11:08 PM IST

Fake passport row: CBI files FIR against MEA officials

FIR report says CBI received tip-off that unknown MEA officials have committed criminal misconduct

Fake passport row: CBI files FIR against MEA officials
Updated On : 18 Apr 2017 | 11:17 PM IST