Question : FRAUD AND ILLEGAL TRANSFER OF MONEY AND DOCUMENTS

(a) the total number of cases of fraud and illegal transfer of money and other documents including passports detected by Foreign Post Offices in different States during each of the last three years;

(b) the action taken and penalties imposed on defaulters by the Government;

(c) whether the Government proposes to provide scanning machines at each of the Foreign Post Offices to thoroughly check all dak/parcels going out or coming into the country and take other measures to check the practice of people travelling abroad on fake passport documents; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)

(a) Nil.

(b) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

(c) At present there is no such proposal to provide scanning machines at each of the Foreign Post Offices.

(d) Does not arise in view of (c) above.