Chargesheet filed against Salem in fake passport case

Chargesheet was filed against underworld don, Abu Salem in connection with the fake passport case, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, here on Tuesday.
       
Salem's lawyer, P C Bedi had contended that there could be no case against his client as the police had not seized any fake passport from him.
       
However, the prosecution lawyer, Satish Dinkar argued that charges should be framed against Salem as he had tried to get a fake passport made.
       
The chargesheet against Salem was filed under Sections 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document) of the IPC and Section 12 B of the Indian Passport Act, before Chief Judicial Magistrate Mohan Prakash Tiwari.
       
The magistrate fixed three dates - June 22, 23 and 25, for recording evidence of witnesses for the prosecution, and evidence of six witnesses would be recorded on the first day, five on the second day and four of the third day.
       
Earlier, Salem was brought here by train this morning and he was produced in the court at around 12.30 pm.
       
Salem is being taken this evening to Hyderabad where a court is hearing another fake passport case against him.