The Mangalore South Police have arrested a person on charges of providing false information to the Passport Office and Police for the purpose of obtaining Indian Passport. The name of the person is Mehmood Kukkar Mammu Haji @ Mehmood Mohammed Sayeed 44 yrs R/o Presidium Apartment Attavara Mangalore. The said person had applied for an Indian passport and the same came for police verification to Mangalore South PS. On 09/01/06 when he appeared before Mr.Venkatesh Prasanna PI South PS, on detailed questioning it was found that he had stayed at Mumbai in the past for some time. To ascertain his antecedents, Mumbai Police was contacted by furnishing the details of his photograph and Mumbai address by email. The Mumbai Police on enquiry responded by informing that the said person is an accused in Mumbai DCB CID Cr No 06/2000 U/sec 463, 465, 468, 471, 420 34, 120 (B) IPC. He was arrested in this case on 18/01/2000 and was released subsequently on bail by the Supreme Court of India after spending one year in prison.
It is learnt that this case relates to forgery of Indian passports. He along with five others had created false Indian Passports to the terrorists who had hijacked the Indian Airlines flight IC 814 from Kathmandu to New Delhi on 24/12/1999. Mehmood after getting released on bail had shifted to Mangalore and was staying in an apartment here.
Based on this information, PI South PS took up a case against him in Mangalore south PS Cr No 09/01 U/sec 12 (B) of the India Passports Act 1967 as he had suppressed this vital information (about his involvement in a criminal case in Mumbai) in his passport application which is an offence as per the Passports Act. He was arrested and produced before the II JMFC Mangalore and has been released on bail.
It is learnt that this case relates to forgery of Indian passports. He along with five others had created false Indian Passports to the terrorists who had hijacked the Indian Airlines flight IC 814 from Kathmandu to New Delhi on 24/12/1999. Mehmood after getting released on bail had shifted to Mangalore and was staying in an apartment here.
Based on this information, PI South PS took up a case against him in Mangalore south PS Cr No 09/01 U/sec 12 (B) of the India Passports Act 1967 as he had suppressed this vital information (about his involvement in a criminal case in Mumbai) in his passport application which is an offence as per the Passports Act. He was arrested and produced before the II JMFC Mangalore and has been released on bail.
Further investigation is under progress.
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