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Only the person carrying it is fake.Sleuths of the central crime branch of police recently busted a deep-rooted passport racket that has been operating for more than three decades. Preliminary inquiries revealed that the two along with a few travel agents had helped more than 15 people, who didn’t possess any valid address and identity proof, get original passports. CHENNAI: Armed with knowledge of the loopholes, thanks to the latest technology , and in cahoots with government officials, fraudsters in the city can now ‘issue’ original passports. An investigation officer said, "Racketeers helped many Sri Lankan Tamils, who failed to go to Australia through illegal routes, get passports. They took Rs 1,000 each to get passports to random people.This has blown the lid off a bigger network based in Chennai..