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Mumbra Woman Faces ATS Probe Over Alleged Passport Disclosure Violation
Authorities are investigating a 19-year-old woman from Mumbra named Namira Tariq Khan.
They allege that she did not mention an older passport when applying for a new one.
The older passport was issued in Lucknow.
Police have registered a case under passport and criminal laws.
Investigators are checking both passports and her travel history.
They are also looking into her father, Tariq Khan, who is reportedly absconding.
Authorities allege that he had links to banned extremist groups.
The investigation is still continuing, and the allegations have not been proven in court.
The Maharashtra ATS is investigating 19-year-old Mumbra resident Namira Tariq Khan.
Investigators allege she concealed details of an earlier passport issued in Lucknow while applying for a new one.
Mumbra Police registered an FIR under the Passports Act, 1967 and specified Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions.
The ATS is examining both passports and Namira’s foreign travel history.
The investigation also concerns her father Tariq Khan, an absconding suspect allegedly linked to SIMI and Indian Mujahideen.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, Mumbra Police, Namira Tariq Khan, and her father Tariq Khan are central to the investigation.
- What
- Authorities are investigating an alleged failure to disclose an earlier passport and possible links involving Namira’s absconding father.
- Where
- The investigation is centered in Mumbra and Thane, while Namira’s earlier passport was issued in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The report does not specify when the current investigation began; it cites cases involving Tariq Khan from 2001, 2006, and 2011.
- Why
- The ATS is examining whether passport information was concealed and whether Namira’s travel history could help trace alleged links to her father.
Key facts
- Person under investigation
- Namira Tariq Khan, a 19-year-old Mumbra resident
- Earlier passport
- Reportedly issued in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Alleged violation
- Failure to disclose details of an existing passport while applying for a new one
- Police action
- Mumbra Police registered an FIR under Section 12(1)(b) of the Passports Act, 1967, and Sections 318(2), 212, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Investigation focus
- Both passports and Namira’s foreign travel history
- Father’s status
- Tariq Khan is described as an absconding suspect
- Earlier cases cited
- Cases from 2001, 2006, and 2011 involving alleged extremist links and counterfeit currency
Quotes
ATS official
An official involved in the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad investigation
“The investigation agency is currently scrutinizing both passports, examining her foreign travel history, and attempting to trace potential linkages to her absconding father”
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