Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Mumbra Woman Faces ATS Probe Over Passport and Family Links
Authorities are investigating a 19-year-old woman from Mumbra named Namira Tariq Khan, whose name is also spelled Nameerah in one report.
They say she had an older passport from Lucknow and may not have mentioned it when applying for a new one.
Investigators also found reported differences in her name and her mother’s name on the newer passport.
Police have filed a case under passport and criminal laws.
The ATS is checking both passports and her trips abroad.
Officials are also investigating her father, Tariq Khan, who is described as absconding.
Agencies have linked him in allegations to SIMI, Indian Mujahideen and other cases.
Namira reportedly said she was a minor when the first passport was issued and did not know the earlier details had to be disclosed.
The investigation is ongoing, and the allegations have not been proven in court.
The Maharashtra ATS is examining 19-year-old Mumbra resident Namira, also spelled Nameerah, Tariq Khan’s old and new passports.
Investigators allege she failed to disclose a previous passport issued in Lucknow when applying for a replacement from Mumbra.
Authorities also reported discrepancies in her name and her mother’s name in the newer passport.
Mumbra Police registered an FIR under the Passports Act, 1967, and specified Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions.
The ATS is reviewing her foreign travel and her absconding father Tariq Khan’s alleged links to SIMI, Indian Mujahideen and other activities.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, Mumbra Police, Namira or Nameerah Tariq Khan, and her father Tariq Khan are central to the investigation.
- What
- Authorities are investigating an alleged failure to disclose a previous passport, reported identity-detail discrepancies, foreign travel, and possible connections involving Namira’s father.
- When
- The report is dated September 11, 2026; investigators are also reviewing cases involving Tariq Khan from 2001, 2006 and 2011, as well as reported foreign trips in 2014 and 2016.
- Where
- The investigation is centered in Mumbra and Thane; the earlier passport was issued in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and reported travel involved a Gulf country.
- Why
- The ATS is examining whether passport information was concealed and whether Namira’s travel history could help clarify possible links to her father and his alleged associates.
Investigators’ Allegations
Namira’s Reported Account
Previous passport disclosure
Investigators’ Allegations
The ATS and police allege that Namira provided incomplete information by failing to disclose her earlier Lucknow-issued passport when applying for a new one.
Namira’s Reported Account
Namira reportedly said she was a minor when the first passport was issued and was unaware of the documents submitted or of the requirement to disclose the earlier passport.
Family and travel links
Investigators’ Allegations
Investigators are examining whether Namira’s foreign travel, including reported trips in 2014 and 2016, could reveal contact with her father Tariq Khan or other links.
Namira’s Reported Account
Namira reportedly told investigators that she was no longer in contact with her family and did not know where her parents were.
Father’s alleged activities
Investigators’ Allegations
Authorities allege that Tariq Khan had links to SIMI and Indian Mujahideen and was involved in radicalisation, recruitment and training-related activities.
Namira’s Reported Account
The reports provide no response from Tariq Khan or an independently established finding resolving these allegations.
- Person under investigation
- Namira Tariq Khan, also reported as Nameerah Tariq Khan, a 19-year-old Mumbra resident
- Earlier passport
- Issued in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Alleged passport issue
- Investigators allege that details of the earlier passport were not disclosed when a fresh passport was sought from Mumbra
- Reported discrepancies
- One report says investigators found changes in Namira’s name and her mother’s name in the newer passport
- 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
- Travel under review
- The ATS is examining reported travel to a Gulf country in 2014 and 2016 using the earlier passport
- Father’s cases
- Reports cite cases from 2001, 2006 and 2011 involving alleged extremist associations, UAPA-related allegations and counterfeit currency
