The CBI has so far interrogated several constables and inspectors from various police stations of Ahmedabad and other districts. In an alarming case, a passport application sent for verification was supposedly verified and the concerned document bore the signature and seal of a police sub-inspector from an Ahmedabad police station, who does not exist at all. The passport application is accompanied with a proof of birth date and residence. Birth proof may be in the form of school leaving certificate and the proof of residence in the form of ration card or telephone bill, electricity bills etc. Subhash Trivedi said the CBI has been able to expose a major racket that could have compromised national security in the past.
Authorities have to ensure that order is restored and bogus issuance of passports is prevented.
She got her passport from Ahmedabad passport office. He also said that the racket will be a lesson for the police to be more alert and suggested that spot verification be made mandatory. It gives the offenders a chance to get a passport using illegal means.