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Crime
STF arrests 6 in fake passport scam using Buddhist monastery addresses in MP
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bhopal
🗓 08 Oct 2026, 06:45 PM
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The Special Task Force in Madhya Pradesh uncovered a scheme that issued 70 passports between 2021 and 2023 using Buddhist monastery addresses, leading to six arrests and a bounty on 29 fugitives.
The Special Task Force (STF) in Madhya Pradesh has revealed a passport fraud network that operated from 2021 to 2023. Investigators found that 70 passports were issued on fraudulent applications that listed the addresses of Buddhist monasteries as the applicants' residences.
Police raids across the state resulted in the arrest of six individuals directly linked to the scheme. The suspects are accused of forging documents and exploiting the monastery addresses to bypass verification checks.
A reward has been announced for information leading to the capture of the remaining 29 alleged conspirators, who are currently at large. The STF continues its probe, emphasizing that the operation aims to safeguard the integrity of India's passport issuance system.
Police raids across the state resulted in the arrest of six individuals directly linked to the scheme. The suspects are accused of forging documents and exploiting the monastery addresses to bypass verification checks.
A reward has been announced for information leading to the capture of the remaining 29 alleged conspirators, who are currently at large. The STF continues its probe, emphasizing that the operation aims to safeguard the integrity of India's passport issuance system.