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11-09-2026

The news concerns a 19-year-old woman from Mumbra, Thane, identified as Nameerah Tariq Khan, who came under the scanner of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) over alleged discrepancies in her passport application. Times NowAccording to investigators, she obtained a fresh passport in Mumbra without disclosing that she already held an earlier passport issued from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Under passport regulations, applicants must declare previous passport details. Times Now+ 1The case escalated because of her family background: her father, Tariq Khan, is an absconding suspect who has been linked in police records to the banned Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the Indian Mujahideen (IM). He reportedly fled India around 2011 and is suspected of living in a Gulf country. Ommcom News+ 1Key aspects of the investigation include:
  • Foreign travel records: Investigators found that she had traveled to Gulf nations in 2014 and 2016 using her old passport while still a minor. Authorities are verifying whether she met or had contact with her father during those visits. Ommcom News+ 1
  • Legal action: Following the ATS inquiry, Mumbra police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against her under Section 12(1)(b) of the Passport Act for alleged suppression of material information, alongside relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Ommcom News
  • Family scrutiny: The ATS has also broadened the inquiry to examine travel and passport records of other family members, including her mother, to determine if there were coordinated efforts or ongoing communication with the father. Times Now


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