Agra: In a major security breach, the US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro was accompanied by a fake guide during his visit to the Taj Mahal last year on November 19, 2022. An FIR in the matter was filed only on October 9 this year following an internal investigation by the tourism department.After the security breach, president of Tourist Guides Welfare Association Deepak Dan filed a complaint with the defence ministry against the fake guide Asad Alam Khan. We also published the following articles recentlyFake guide escorted US navy secy to Taj in 2022, FIR nowA major security breach occurred at the Taj Mahal last year when US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro was accompanied by a fake guide. An FIR was filed in October this year after an internal investigation. The fake guide, Asad Alam Khan, was found to be a hawker operating as a guide with forged credentials. The FIR was registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. There is a nexus between fake guides and emporium owners who pay them commission for bringing in customers. The UP tourism department and ASI have only 400 approved guides at the Taj Mahal, but many more operate there.Fake guide escorts US Navy secretary to Taj Mahal; booked after 11 monthsA fraudulent guide accompanied the United States Navy secretary during his visit to the Taj Mahal, leading to a security breach. An FIR has been filed against the impersonator, who carried forged credentials. This incident highlights a larger problem of unauthorized guides operating at the historic site, with government employees and emporium owners also involved in the network. The UP tourism department and the ASI have only 400 approved guides, but there are often as many as 1,000 "guides" present at the Taj Mahal.Fake guide booked for escorting US navy secretaryThe US navy secretary, Carlos Del Toro, was accompanied by a fake guide during his visit to the Taj Mahal last year. An FIR was filed on October 9th this year after an investigation revealed that the guide, Asad Alam Khan, was a hawker posing as a guide with forged credentials. The accused created a fake ID card with a forged signature and fake registration number. This incident is not isolated, as earlier this year, the Vietnamese defense minister and a high-level delegation from El Salvador were also escorted by unlicensed guides at the Taj Mahal.

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