New Delhi, January 4
From January 15, any citizen living in the national capital can be asked by the police to produce his or her identity proof, failing which could land the person in trouble.
“The decision to verify the identity of citizens has been taken to step up security in the wake of recent terror attacks in various parts of the country. The checking would help prevent such incidents,” Lieut Governor Tejinder Khanna told reporters here today.
An order has been issued in this regard to the Delhi police. The checking would be carried out randomly and any individual could be asked to produce identity proof, which could be photo identity card, ration card, passport or any other valid proof, Khanna said.
An identity card can be an election photo identity card, driving licence, PAN card, passport, ration card or office ID card. “Hence to save themselves from any inconvenience, they should ensure that they carry their proof of identity with them when they are out of their homes,” Khanna said.
