Passport Verification Will Be Completed In Just 5 Days In Delhi

Police have to stay alert for G20 summit, says Amit Shah

New Delhi: On Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated an online facility for passport verification that is mPassport Seva and dedicated the mobile forensic vehicles inducted into the Delhi Police to people.

Amit Shah inaugurated the academic complex of the National Forensic Science University's (NFSU) Delhi campus as well.

"People living in the National Capital will no longer have to worry about their passports as they will now get the police clearance within five days only as against the earlier 15 days.

A facility for passport verification through mobile phones and tablet computers has been launched.

On an average, 2,000 applications for passports are received on a daily basis and their online processing will reduce the problems faced by people," he said.

Mr. Shah asserted that 2023 will be a significant year for the Delhi Police as it will have to stay alert for the upcoming G20 summit, which will be attended by dignitaries from across the world.

Speaking at the 76th Raising Day parade of the Delhi Police, Mr. Shah also paid tributes to Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Shambhu Dayal, who was stabbed to death by a snatcher in west Delhi's Mayapuri in the month of January.

"I pay tribute to ASI Shambhu Dayal, whose supreme sacrifice brought tears to everyone's eyes," he said.

Mr. Dayal aged 57 was stabbed multiple times by a man he had arrested for snatching a mobile phone at Mayapuri.

The ASI fought for his life for four days, but later succumbed to the injuries on January 8.