Bengaluru: Arrested gangster Chhota Rajan sent the Mandya police into a tizzy as his fake passport mentioned the place of birth as Mandya.
After details of Rajan’s arrest started pouring in, the Mandya police launched an inquiry and pulled out details of all those who applied for passports in 2008, as Rajan’s passport is said to have been issued on July 8 that year. The police found that no one by name Mohan Kumar, the alias used by Rajan, had applied for passport in 2008 and no police verification was done.
A senior police officer said that though there was no need to worry, the police verified the details to ensure that there was no lapse on their part. “As the residential address is not known, we did not have to verify it. But we did not want to take any chances,” he said.
Mandya SP Bhushan G. Borse said, “There has been no official communication so far. But we verified the records and no one by name Mohan Kumar applied for a passport that year.”
DG&IGP Om Prakash said, “As there is no clarity on the residential address, we cannot come to any conclusion. The case pertains to Mumbai and the agency will look into these issues only after starting the probe. We have nothing to clarify now.”
Regional Passport Officer Karthigeyan P.S. said, “As per details, the said passport was issued at the Consulate General of India, Sydney. We have no information on previous passports and police verification, if any.”
