Twist in Lucknow case: Tanvi Seth's passport may be seized
What's the story
The case of interfaith couple Tanvi Seth and Mohammad Anas Siddiqui, who accused a Lucknow passport officer of harassment, has taken a twist. UP Police claims it has found that Seth hasn't been staying at her mentioned address since a year. "We have sent our report to the Regional Passport Office, further investigation will be done by them," said Deepak Kumar, SSP.
Background
Couple made the news after alleged harassment by passport officer
Seth and Siddiqui grabbed headlines last week, after they took to Twitter to allege harassment by Passport Granting Officer Vikas Mishra. Apparently, he slammed Seth as she was married to a Muslim and hadn't changed her name in her documents either. He also asked Siddiqui to convert to Hinduism, yelling at the couple when they refused to do either.
Officer
Mishra denied allegations of harassment, witness backed him
After Seth and Siddiqui reached out to Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Twitter, the External Affairs Ministry served Mishra a showcause notice and transferred him. But Mishra insisted he had done no wrong and was following protocol; he also objected to Seth, a Noida resident, applying from Lucknow. A witness backed Mishra, saying he hadn't misbehaved with them. Meanwhile, the couple got their passports.
Twitter Post
Have sent our report to the Regional Passport Office: Police
In our investigation, we found out that Tanvi Seth has not been staying at the current mentioned address for a year. We have sent our report to the Regional Passport Office, further investigation will be done by them: Deepak Kumar, SSP. Lucknow on Inter-faith couple passport row pic.twitter.com/eHwpp63TgE
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 26, 2018
Status
'RPO will take appropriate action, our job done'
Police have now found out that the couple hadn't been living in Lucknow since a year. Kumar said that according to rules, applicants have to be staying at the mentioned address for at least one year. Asked if police will take any action, Kumar said, "We have to submit verification report on six-seven points only. Now, the RPO will take the appropriate decision."