A 51-year-old man from Pune has been arrested for tearing pages from his passport. This happened at Mumbai airport when officials found out that he’d removed important pages to hide his trips to Bangkok from his family. The man, named V.K. Bhalerao, was caught during a regular check by immigration officers. They discovered that he’d damaged pages with important stamps showing when he traveled.
Bhalerao tore pages 17, 18, and 21 to 26 of his passport. These pages had important records of his travels, and he did this about a year ago. When questioned, he admitted that he wanted to keep his trips to Bangkok a secret from his family. This shows he planned to trick them by changing his passport.
Because of what he did, Bhalerao is facing serious charges. The law he broke is called the Passports Act, which says it’s illegal to damage a passport on purpose. He’s also charged under another law that deals with tampering government documents. This shows how serious the authorities take passport tampering.
Officials remind everyone that passports are important documents that belong to the government. Changing or damaging them can lead to big problems, like being charged with a crime. It’s essential to keep your passport in good condition.
This case also highlights how careful immigration authorities are about checking passports. They want to make sure that all travel documents are real and safe. When people break these rules, it can affect travel rules between countries and make it harder for everyone.
