Police Verification Market not Clear

738 votes

Submit a written clarification or affidavit stating that “Sita A R Sharma” and “Sita Sharma” refer to the same person. Attach supporting documents (such as Aadhaar, PAN, or any ID showing both names). Revisit the Regional Passport Office and request re-verification with these documents. You can also file a written complaint to the Passport Officer or Higher Authority of Police explaining that the police are exceeding their scope — their role is limited to verification, not name validation.

Advocate Sathish Kumar Meshapam LawRato

626 votes

police are confined to verify the documents from and not make corrections, any error was done can be corrected through notice to the passport office further only through verification of both your wife's and daughter's applications

Advocate Sandeep Kumar LawRato

871 votes

I understand your concern. This issue is quite common during passport verification. The Passport Office verifies documents for eligibility, while the police conduct a separate check to confirm the applicant’s identity, parentage, and address. In your daughter’s case, the difference between “Sita A R Sharma” in the mother’s documents and “Sita Sharma” in the passport application has led the police to mark the report as “not clear.” Although the Passport Office often accepts such minor variations, the police are required to report any discrepancy exactly as seen, to avoid any future accountability issues. It is not about criminal suspicion, but a procedural safeguard. You can resolve this by submitting a written clarification or affidavit stating that both names refer to the same person, along with supporting documents like Aadhaar, PAN, or a marriage certificate. The Passport Seva Kendra can then reinitiate police verification. This is a routine issue and once clarified, the verification will generally be cleared without further delay.

Advocate Kurada Krishna Prasad LawRato