Central and State government officials, including a few police officers, are likely to be
Central and State government officials, including a few police officers, are likely to be
The ‘Q’ Branch-CID of the Tamil Nadu police has completed the investigation in the sensational passport scam in which Indian passports were allegedly issued to dozens of Sri Lankan nationals, who had submitted fake documents in proof of identity and address.
Police sources said the final investigation report pointed to serious lapses on the part of many Central and State government officials, including a few police officers.
It details the nature of offences, the role of touts and the part played by officials, along with evidence.
Report cleared
The report has been cleared by the competent authority. The State government may soon accord sanction to prosecute the officials whose involvement was established, the sources said.
About 175 witnesses were examined in the 2019 case, in which as many as 38 persons were cited as accused.
In a surprise move, the Inspector-General of Police, Internal Security, sent a proposal straight to the Home Secretary, seeking sanction to prosecute the police officials, not keeping the Director-General of Police /Head of the Police Force and ADGP/Chief of Intelligence S. Davidson Devasirvatham in the loop, the sources said.
It was only when the Home Department referred the file for his comments did Mr. Devasirvatham came to know that the final report with the proposal…
