Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Nov 23: The second additional chief judicial magistrate’s court here sentenced a person to two years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 12,000 for securing a passport by furnishing fake address. In case of failure to pay up fine, he will have to undergo three months of additional imprisonment.
Reportedly, Mohammed Mustafa (30), residing near Highland in the city, had got a passport by claiming himself to be Mohammed Nakash, House No. 77, Kaverinagar, Kavalbhayrasandra, R T Nagar, Bangalore. During investigation, it was found that Mohammed possessed two passports, and that he had travelled to foreign countries many a time with the help of the fake passport. Charge sheet under various sections of Indian Penal Code had been filed against him after a team led by district crime intelligence bureau inspector, H N Venkatesh Prasanna, investigated the matter.
Second additional chief judicial magistrate, K Bhagya, who presided over the hearing, pronounced the above verdict on November 21.