Father-Son Passport Forgery Racket Busted in Haryana
Police in Fatehabad district have dismantled a passport forgery operation with the arrest of a father and son team accused of helping individuals obtain passports using counterfeit documents. The investigation revealed that one fraudulently obtained passport is currently being used by a suspect in New Zealand.
The Arrested Accused and Their Modus Operandi
The police have identified the arrested individuals as Surendra and his father Kalam Singh, originally from Thurana village in Hisar but currently residing in Prabhakar Colony, Tohana. According to authorities, the duo collaborated with other suspects to create sophisticated forged documents and conceal critical information during the passport application process.
Inspector Prahlad Singh, who heads the Tohana City Police Station, explained that the case came to light after the Hansi Superintendent of Police's office flagged a suspicious passport issued from Tohana. The investigation uncovered that a resident named Ajit, also known as Sonu, had fraudulently obtained a passport under the identity of Jasmer Kumar from Prabhakar Colony, Tohana.
International Connection Uncovered
During the probe, police made a startling discovery: the passport originally belonged to a person named Jasmer Singh and was legitimately issued in Kaithal district. However, this passport was being misused by Ajit alias Sonu, who is currently in New Zealand using the fraudulent documents.
The investigation revealed that Surendra and Kalam Singh, working in collusion with Ajit, systematically created forged documents, hid crucial information, and provided false details during verification processes to obtain passports illegally.
Legal Action and Ongoing Investigation
An FIR was registered at Tohana City police station on November 27, following which the father-son duo was taken into custody. Police are currently interrogating the accused to identify other individuals involved in the racket and uncover the full extent of their illegal operations.
The case highlights growing concerns about document forgery networks operating in the region and their potential international connections. Authorities have intensified their efforts to track down all individuals involved in the passport fraud scheme.
