Haj pilgrims data tempered, probe ordered

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh state Haj Committee on Monday lodged an FIR with Hazratganj police station claiming that the data entry records of people shortlisted for haj and those in the waiting-list have either been tampered with or hacked. Also, the names of 170 applicants have been replaced in the short-listed and the waiting lists. The FIR was lodged on the complaint of haj officer Tanveer Ahmed Siddiqui, district police chief IG Ashutosh Pandey said.
Terming the issue as serious and against the tenets of shariat, state haj minister Azam Khan said strict action will be taken against those found guilty and assured that no person, who wrongly got his name included, will be allowed to go for haj pilgrimage.