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[Taha Mehmood]

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080105/main4.htm

The Tribune
Saturday, January 5, 2008, Chandigarh, India

Come January 15, identity proof must for Delhiites
Tribune News Service & PTI

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.