Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) The Mumbai police on Tuesday arrested a 42-year-old man who had allegedly made a passport using the address and documents of a relative, an official said.

The accused is a resident of Govandi area, but he used his brother-in-law's Kurla address to get his passport made, the official from Shivaji Park police said.

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The police probe revealed that the accused had managed to get a passport using brother-in-law's documents and address in October 2003 and travelled abroad on several occasions in the last 20 years, he said.

Based on a tip-off, the police nabbed the accused from Govandi during the day, the official said.

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A case under section 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Indian Passport Act has been registered against the accused, he said.

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