The CBI had registered an FIR on July 7 under Section 120B conspiracy of the IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act 7 and 8. (representative image)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against V Veeraputhiran, Senior Superintendent of the Regional Passport Office, Madurai, and another person, Ramesh, who is a travel agent, for issuing Indian passports to foreign nationals, including Sri Lankans.
The matter came to light after a complaint was filed against the Senior Superintendent of the Madurai Passport Office and some travel agents for issuing Indian passports to foreign nationals, which is not only illegal but also comes under the Sedition Act.
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The CBI had registered an FIR on July 7 under IPC Section 120B Conspiracy and Prevention of Corruption Act 7 and 8 but the accused are yet to be arrested as they were not caught red-handed.
However, the travel agent had earlier sent money to the senior superintendent’s bank between June 2019 and September 2019.
The CBI has raided four places in Madurai and Tirunelveli by registering a case against the passport officer and travel agent. It is learned that the accused had got a fake passport made for just Rs 45,000, whose complaint was sent to the Ministry of External Affairs.
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