Kolkata: Cops plan stricter checks for passports to keep safe distance from illegal immigrants
Telegraph | 31 December 2024
Several changes are being brought in the police verification process for issuing passports to ensure no illegal immigrants can obtain an Indian passport, Rajeev Kumar, Bengal’s director general of police, said on Sunday.
Eight people have been arrested in connection with an alleged racket for preparing fake documents and providing them to illegal migrants for obtaining Indian passports.