After staffer’s reply, passport officer sends detailed report to MEA

LUCKNOW: In reply to the notice that was served to him after a controversy on June 20, senior assistant in the passport office Vikas Mishra has denied all allegations levelled against him by an inter-faith couple Tanvi Seth and her husband Anas Siddiqui.

Mishra handed over the reply to Regional Passport Officer Peeyush Verma on Friday.

After Mishra’s reply, the regional passport officer has sent a detailed report related with the controversy to the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

According to sources, in his reply, Mishra has pointed out that the objections he raised while cross-examining Tanvi Seth’s documents were valid.

According to passport officials, Mishra also pointed out that Tanvi Seth did not want to endorse her other name Shadia Anas in the passport form which is mandatory.

Shadia Anas is the name mentioned in Tanvi Seth’s Nikahnama (Islamic marriage contract).

Mishra has said in his reply that Tanvi Seth levelled the allegations when her documents were forwarded to the assistant passport officer for clearance.

According to passport officials, Mishra’s objections were in accordance with the law and had he not objected or overlooked

gaps in Tanvi Seth’s documents, it would have been gross anomaly on his part.

Now, the LIU (local intelligence unit) is verifying details furnished by Tanvi Seth in her passport form.

“If details furnished by Tanvi Seth in her passport form are found to be incorrect, her passport is likely to be cancelled,” said a senior cop.

To note, an inter-faith couple Anas Siddiqui and his wife Tanvi Seth went to the Lucknow passport office on June 20.

The controversy erupted after senior assistant Vikas Mishra raised objections to Tanvi Seth not revealing her post-marriage name as mentioned in the Nikahnama (Islamic marriage contract).

However, regional passport officer Peeyush Verma issued the passport to the couple on June 21.