India, Aug. 5 -- Gujarat Police has simplified the passport police verification process by limiting checks to an applicant's citizenship and criminal antecedents while doing away with the requirement for applicants to visit police stations, the state government said on Tuesday.

According to the official statement, director general of police GS Malik has directed all police stations and officers to simplify the passport police verification process, making it more transparent and citizen-friendly.

Applicants will no longer be required to visit police stations for passport police verification. Police will examine only an applicant's citizenship and criminal antecedents and will not separately verify the applicant's residential address, mee...