CBI books 24 in passport 'scam', raids 50 locations in West Bengal, Gangtok

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Updated At : 04:24 PM Oct 14, 2023 IST

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New Delhi, October 14

The CBI is conducting searches at 50 locations in West Bengal and Gangtok having booked 24 people, including government officials and private individuals, for allegedly issuing passports on the basis of forged documents, officials said on Saturday.

The CBI has detained an official posted in Gangtok and also a middleman, they said.

The FIR names 24 individuals, including 16 officials, who were allegedly issuing passports on the basis of forged documents to ineligible persons, including non-residents, in return for bribes, they said.

The searches are spread across Kolkata, Siliguri, Gangtok and other locations, they said.

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