Lucknow: Official who harassed interfaith couple transferred, passport issued

Their passports have been issued. A show cause notice has been issued to the official who was at fault, action will also be taken. We regret the incident & will ensure it is not repeated: Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow on inter-faith couple being harassed at passport office. 


Inter-faith couple harassed at passport office: Husband says, 'I was told I should change my religion & take 'pheras'. Wife says, 'We hope it doesn't happen to anyone else, in 11 yrs of marriage we never faced this. Later officials apologized & we got our passports.' 

A Passport office official here stooped to an outrageous level, as he passed shameful comments on a woman, who had gone for getting her passport made on June 19.

Tanvi Seth had deposited a form for a passport in the passport office, where she went with her husband Anas Siddiqui. Soon after depositing the form, the couple was called for an interview, where the woman was told “There is a problem with you. You married a Muslim, so how can your name be- Tanvi Seth? It’s your duty to get your name changed”.

Tanvi and Anas had a love marriage 12-years-ago.