A lady passenger caught at Ahmedabad airport for having duplicate Portuguese passport. the accused has been identified as Gitaben Maheshkumar Patel(51), she is resident of Kadi in Mahesana district. Assistant Immigration Officer of Ahmedabad airport has filed a complaint against her for having a duplicate Portuguese passport with name of Rita Menezes.
Gitaben used duplicate Portuguese through which she got India’s e-tourist visa and entered India via Delhi in November 2021 to return to London in December 2021. The accused woman on 2nd December this week was found at international airport terminal 2 at counter 11 and caught during immigration checking.
In preliminary enquiry she denied having any Portugal passport and stated that she has been issued only Indian passport. Besides, the photographs on Indian passport and Portugal passport appear to be similar as supported by data.
The passenger was accompanied by her husband Maheshkumar Ranchhodbhai Patel. There is a similarity in the previous case of Tushal Menezes, handed over to the SVPI police station on 16 February 2023.