Police Officer In Kerala Accused In Passport Fraud Case; Matter To Be Investigated By Crime Branch
Manju Elsa Isac
29 July 2024 7:15 AM GMT
The probe into alleged involvement of two Kerala police officials in a passport fraud will be probed by the Crime Branch, the High Court was told on Friday.
Anzil A., an officer in Thumba Police Station, Trivandrum was booked for hatching a conspiracy with 4 other persons to obtain passports for various persons using forged documents.
A racket is alleged to have been working to help people get passports by forging their documents. Anzil is suspected to be involved in the racket and is alleged to have verified the forged documents in at least 10 applications for passport verification.
Represented by Advocate MR Sarin, he argued that the verification was actually made by the complainant himself, Mahesh Kumar, another police officer in the Thumba Station. It was argued that the complaint was made to cover up Kumar's mistakes.
Justice CS Dias adjourned Anzil's bail plea after Public Prosecutor informed the Court that the matter is now being investigated by Crime Branch.
Case Title: Ansil v State of Kerala
Case No: BA 5853 of 2024
