Lucknow: Day after harassing inter faith couple, passport officer receives transfer order
Lucknow, Jun 21 (IBNS): A day after a passport officer in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow city harassed an inter-faith couple, he has faced transfer after India's External Affairs Ministry acted on the victims' tweet, reports said on Thursday.
The officer, Vikas Mishra, has since been transferred, after secretary of external affairs ministry D M Mulay promised the couple of appropriate action against the perpetrator.
@tanvianas: Regret for inconvenience. I sought report from @rpolucknow Will take appropriate action.
— D. M. Mulay (@CPVIndia) June 20, 2018
The incident, which surfaced on Wednesday, involved applicants Mohammad Anas Siddiqui and his wife Tanvi Seth.
The duo had applied for their passports on Jun 19 and took an appointment a day later.
Upon reaching the passport office in Lucknow, the lady was called in first.
Recounting the experience, Siddiqui said that while going through his wife's documents at counter C, the presiding officer made certain offensive comments and asked her to bring back the papers with a changed name.
"My wife’s turn came before me and as soon as she reached counter C5, an officer named Vikas Mishra started to go through her documents. When he read the spouse’s name as Mohd Anas Siddiqui, he started shouting at her and said that she should not have married me. My wife broke into tears, after which Mr Mishra said that she should get all the documents corrected with a changed name,” he told News 18.
The couple have, however, received their passport on Thursday
Image: twitter.com/rpolucknow
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