More police personnel under scanner in Bengal passport racket probe
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More police personnel under scanner in Bengal passport racket probe

Hindustan Times  

Some Kolkata police personnel and home guards deployed at police stations over the last three years are under the scanner of the detective department of the city police probing the passport racket, of which nine people have been arrested since December 17, officials aware of the investigation said. The West Bengal police recently wrote to the Union external affairs ministry to strengthen the passport verification and delivery system. Abdul Hai, a sub-inspector posted at the Security Control Organisation of the Kolkata Police till his retirement in October 2023, was the last person arrested on January 3. We have suggested a new system, in which not only the district intelligence branch but also the local police station and senior officers will play a bigger role,” Rajeev Kumar, director general of West Bengal police, told the media on December 29.

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Retired Bengal police official arrested in fake passport racket
3 days, 16 hours ago

Retired Bengal police official arrested in fake passport racket

India Today  

A 61-year-old retired police officer was arrested from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district for his alleged involvement in the fake passport racket in the state. According to the police, the accused, Abdul Hai, retired as a Sub-Inspector, was attached to the passport section of Kolkata Police and during the investigation, police found his role in the racket, which helped …

Retired Kolkata cop arrested for involvement in fake passport racket in West Bengal
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4 days, 4 hours ago

Retired Kolkata cop arrested for involvement in fake passport racket in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: A 61-year-old retired policeman was arrested from his residence in North 24 Parganas on Friday night in connection with the recent fake passport racket under investigation by Kolkata Police. A 61-year-old retired policeman was arrested from his residence in North 24 Parganas on Friday night A senior police officer said that the accused, Abdul Hai, a former sub-inspector of …

Bengal Police Chief Urges MEA To Overhaul Passport Verification System, Proposes Changes After Racket Bust
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1 week, 2 days ago

Bengal Police Chief Urges MEA To Overhaul Passport Verification System, Proposes Changes After Racket Bust

ABP News  

Kolkata, Dec 29 West Bengal Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar on Sunday said that he had written to the Ministry of External Affairs urging a total overhauling of the verification and distribution of new passports to combat misuse. Talking to reporters, the IPS officer said in the letter to the MEA, they also pointed out software issues and proposed …

Strengthen passport verification to counter rising rackets: WB Police to MEA
1 week, 3 days ago

Strengthen passport verification to counter rising rackets: WB Police to MEA

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The West Bengal Police wrote to the ministry of external affairs on Sunday, urging an overhaul of the passport verification and delivery system to counter the rising fake passport rackets, especially amid the ongoing turmoil in Bangladesh. West Bengal Police wrote to the ministry of external affairs on Sunday, urging an overhaul of the passport verification system “Police have …

Bengal Police tighten vigilance amid rising Bangladesh infiltration concerns
1 week, 3 days ago

Bengal Police tighten vigilance amid rising Bangladesh infiltration concerns

India Today  

West Bengal is on a high alert amid growing concerns over the situation in Bangladesh and increasing infiltration threats. At a press conference, Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar and Additional Director General Law and Order Jawed Shamim addressed these pressing issues. ADG Shamim reiterated Kumar's concerns, stating that the state police are taking every possible measure to prevent extremists …

'Two arrests, raids at 50 location': How CBI busted fake passport racket in West Bengal, Sikkim
1 year, 2 months ago

'Two arrests, raids at 50 location': How CBI busted fake passport racket in West Bengal, Sikkim

India TV News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation busted a racket involving passport department officials and middlemen in West Bengal and Sikkim, said the officials on Sunday. The probe officials, during the investigation, tracked a trail of illicit payments for clearance of over 60 such passport applications by officials of Kolkata RPO and Gangtok PLSK based on forged documents supplied by middlemen. Two …

CBI busts fake passport racket in Bengal, Sikkim; arrests two
1 year, 2 months ago

CBI busts fake passport racket in Bengal, Sikkim; arrests two

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday busted a fake passport racket, which was operational in West Bengal and the neighbouring Sikkim, officials said. aAsection of officers at the Regional Passport Office in Kolkata and the Passport Seva Laghu Kendra at Gangtok were involved in the racket Two persons, including a senior superintendent of Passport Seva Laghu Kendra at Gangtok, …

Passport scam: CBI raids 50 locations across West Bengal, Gangtok, 24 booked
1 year, 2 months ago

Passport scam: CBI raids 50 locations across West Bengal, Gangtok, 24 booked

India TV News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation booked 24 people on Saturday after conducting raids at 50 locations across West Bengal and Gangtok for for allegedly issuing passports on the basis of forged documents. 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, …

MEA launches 'mPassport Police App' to expedite police verification for passports
1 year, 10 months ago

MEA launches 'mPassport Police App' to expedite police verification for passports

India TV News  

The Ministry of External Affairs has launched a new app, the ‘mPassport Police App,’ to help expedite passport issuance by streamlining the police verification process. The app will allow police personnel to submit digital and paperless verification reports through mobile tablets, reducing verification time from 15 to five days and reducing passport issuance time by nearly 10 days. The app …

Security alert over Bangladeshis acquiring Indian passport
1 year, 11 months ago

Security alert over Bangladeshis acquiring Indian passport

The Hindu  

A security alert has been issued by the Tamil Nadu police that a large number of Bangladeshi nationals settled along the industrial belt of Tamil Nadu had acquired Indian identity documents by impersonating themselves as natives of West Bengal. Highly placed sources in the State Government told The Hindu on Friday that a sizeable number of Bangladeshi nationals who crossed …

Madras High Court Gives Clean Chit To IPS Officer In Fake Passport Case; Lauds BJP State President For Highlighting The Scam
2 years, 5 months ago

Madras High Court Gives Clean Chit To IPS Officer In Fake Passport Case; Lauds BJP State President For Highlighting The Scam

Live Law  

The Madras High court recently gave a clean chit to Madurai's former Commissioner of Police, S. Davidson Devasirvatham in connection with matters pertaining to issuance of fake passports to Sri Lankan and Indian Nationals by using forged documents. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan observed that field enquiry police officer play the most crucial in verification process and the buck …

2 cops booked for helping gangster Duneke obtain passport on forged documents
2 years, 6 months ago

2 cops booked for helping gangster Duneke obtain passport on forged documents

Hindustan Times  

Moga Amid investigation by the anti-Gangster task force into the gangsters operating from abroad, the district police on Saturday booked two cops for allegedly helping gangster Sukhdul Singh alias Sukha Duneke to obtain a passport by tampering police verification process using forged documents. 2 cops booked for helping gangster Duneke obtain passport on forged documents The case was registered against …

No passports for corrupt Central govt officers
4 years, 10 months ago

No passports for corrupt Central govt officers

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In what could spell further trouble for Indian government officers with pending charges against them, the Department of Personnel and Training, the Central Vigilance Commission and the Ministry of External Affairs have now redrafted rules that prevent such officials from applying for a passport. In February, the Union government informed the Lok Sabha that over 4,000 government employees …

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