Police demanded Bribes worth Rs.5000/-
This is with reference to my police verification for my passport file number CA2067386880113.
On 30th December 2013, a police man Mr. Subhas from Khardah police station, Kolkata, West Bengal special branch called me for my passport police verification and asked me to bring all my supportive documents. On 31st December, I reached the police station with all my documents. They asked me for my Birth certificate, on which I have told them that, I don't have it with me and as per the passport policy I don't require the same since my birth date is 07th August 1987.
They said it's mandatory for them to verify it or else they can't process my file. They again asked me for my educational certificates, after viewing them they said you have completed your schooling from Patna then you have done your graduation from Distance learning, so you are not resident of Kolkata. I said, I have completed my schooling from Patna and came to Kolkata for my higher studies and then completed my graduation from NIIT, Camac Street, Kolkata and now I am here from past 7 years and started my career in a BPO sector.
Then they analyzed my documents and told me that they can process my file if I can pay them some money else they will reject my file.
I asked them that how much do I need to pay? They demanded Rs.5000/- and said until the submission of the amount they will not process my file. I came back to discuss the same with my family and got the phone number of Mr. Tapan Dey a policeman who is from the same special branch.
I contacted him and he again asked me to come to his office in the evening. I reached there and on further discussion with him he said, I will send your file to the next level for checking if the documents are fine enough for processing and asked me to contact him after couple of days. I contacted him on 3rd Jan 2014 on which he said he didn't heard anything from the higher officers and asked me to again contact him on Monday 6th Jan 2014. I called him up again on 6th Jan 2014 and he said my documents are fine for processing and he had processed the same.
I have requested him to help me with the IP number, on which he said he need to search and would be able to provide after few days and said that I do not need to worry as my file has been processed successfully.
However, I got an SMS from Passport seva kendra on 17th Jan 2014 that my police verification is still pending with my respective police station. On checking with Mr. Tapan, he said that my file has been sent much earlier and asked me to come down to the police station for the IP number which I demanded again on the call. In the evening, I reached police station and Mr. Subhas had opened the register and gave me the DR No:- 3386 and IP No:- 23161 and I have noticed that my file was sent on 16th Jan 2014 from there end. I asked Mr. Subhas that if everything was alright from his end on processing the file, on which he reacted with anger and said I am not liable to tell you that, whatever, I have to write, I have written in the file and you need to now follow up with the passport officials.
I have now received an SMS today stating that Police has submitted Adverse report for your Current Address, on further checking the status on the portal it states - Police Verification Report is not clear and application is under review at Regional Passport Office.
This is how I am getting harassed by the police officials. If my documents are not sufficient enough then how did it was processed in passport office during my application?
The documents which I have submitted during the passport application are:-
Class 10th Admit Card (CBSE) - Date of birth confirmation
PAN Card - Confirmation of Indian Citizen
Bank passbook with last 1 and half years old transaction details as Address proof
Graduation Certificate - Highest qualification
I don't know if you can help me in this regards or not but this is not at all acceptable and I just wanted to flag this so that none of the other person needs to face the similar kind of issue.
Does giving the money will decide that I am an Indian Citizen and not came from other country? Then what is the difference between me and a terrorist?
I have also emailed Vigilance Cell on there email address mention on the passport portal but have not received any response from there end
i) Shri Hemant Kumar Srivastava,
Deputy Passport Officer (PV-Vigilance)
CPV Division
Ministry of External Affairs
Room No. 5,Patiala House, Tilak Marg
New Delhi - 110001
Tel No. 23387281
Fax: 23387281
Email: sovigpv@mea.gov.in
ii) Shri Arun Kumar Chatterjee,
Joint Secretary (CNV) and CVO,
Ministry of External Affairs,
Room No. 163, South Block,
New Delhi - 110011
Tel. No.: + 91 11 23011357
Fax No.: +91 11 23792285
Email: jscnv@mea.gov.in
CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION
Satarkata Bhavan,
A-Block, GPO Complex, INA,
New Delhi - 110023.
EPABX :- 011- 24600200
FAX : 011- 24651010/24651186
Email : cenvigil@nic.in
If they can't help, they should delete this page from the website
This is with reference to my police verification for my passport file number CA2067386880113.
On 30th December 2013, a police man Mr. Subhas from Khardah police station, Kolkata, West Bengal special branch called me for my passport police verification and asked me to bring all my supportive documents. On 31st December, I reached the police station with all my documents. They asked me for my Birth certificate, on which I have told them that, I don't have it with me and as per the passport policy I don't require the same since my birth date is 07th August 1987.
They said it's mandatory for them to verify it or else they can't process my file. They again asked me for my educational certificates, after viewing them they said you have completed your schooling from Patna then you have done your graduation from Distance learning, so you are not resident of Kolkata. I said, I have completed my schooling from Patna and came to Kolkata for my higher studies and then completed my graduation from NIIT, Camac Street, Kolkata and now I am here from past 7 years and started my career in a BPO sector.
Then they analyzed my documents and told me that they can process my file if I can pay them some money else they will reject my file.
I asked them that how much do I need to pay? They demanded Rs.5000/- and said until the submission of the amount they will not process my file. I came back to discuss the same with my family and got the phone number of Mr. Tapan Dey a policeman who is from the same special branch.
I contacted him and he again asked me to come to his office in the evening. I reached there and on further discussion with him he said, I will send your file to the next level for checking if the documents are fine enough for processing and asked me to contact him after couple of days. I contacted him on 3rd Jan 2014 on which he said he didn't heard anything from the higher officers and asked me to again contact him on Monday 6th Jan 2014. I called him up again on 6th Jan 2014 and he said my documents are fine for processing and he had processed the same.
I have requested him to help me with the IP number, on which he said he need to search and would be able to provide after few days and said that I do not need to worry as my file has been processed successfully.
However, I got an SMS from Passport seva kendra on 17th Jan 2014 that my police verification is still pending with my respective police station. On checking with Mr. Tapan, he said that my file has been sent much earlier and asked me to come down to the police station for the IP number which I demanded again on the call. In the evening, I reached police station and Mr. Subhas had opened the register and gave me the DR No:- 3386 and IP No:- 23161 and I have noticed that my file was sent on 16th Jan 2014 from there end. I asked Mr. Subhas that if everything was alright from his end on processing the file, on which he reacted with anger and said I am not liable to tell you that, whatever, I have to write, I have written in the file and you need to now follow up with the passport officials.
I have now received an SMS today stating that Police has submitted Adverse report for your Current Address, on further checking the status on the portal it states - Police Verification Report is not clear and application is under review at Regional Passport Office.
This is how I am getting harassed by the police officials. If my documents are not sufficient enough then how did it was processed in passport office during my application?
The documents which I have submitted during the passport application are:-
Class 10th Admit Card (CBSE) - Date of birth confirmation
PAN Card - Confirmation of Indian Citizen
Bank passbook with last 1 and half years old transaction details as Address proof
Graduation Certificate - Highest qualification
I don't know if you can help me in this regards or not but this is not at all acceptable and I just wanted to flag this so that none of the other person needs to face the similar kind of issue.
Does giving the money will decide that I am an Indian Citizen and not came from other country? Then what is the difference between me and a terrorist?
I have also emailed Vigilance Cell on there email address mention on the passport portal but have not received any response from there end
i) Shri Hemant Kumar Srivastava,
Deputy Passport Officer (PV-Vigilance)
CPV Division
Ministry of External Affairs
Room No. 5,Patiala House, Tilak Marg
New Delhi - 110001
Tel No. 23387281
Fax: 23387281
Email: sovigpv@mea.gov.in
ii) Shri Arun Kumar Chatterjee,
Joint Secretary (CNV) and CVO,
Ministry of External Affairs,
Room No. 163, South Block,
New Delhi - 110011
Tel. No.: + 91 11 23011357
Fax No.: +91 11 23792285
Email: jscnv@mea.gov.in
CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION
Satarkata Bhavan,
A-Block, GPO Complex, INA,
New Delhi - 110023.
EPABX :- 011- 24600200
FAX : 011- 24651010/24651186
Email : cenvigil@nic.in
If they can't help, they should delete this page from the website