Bihar police have launched a probe into the procurement of passport from Patna by Farhan Malik, accused of having plotted the attack on American Center in Kolkata, a top police official said on Thursday.
The passport had helped Malik to evade tje police dragnet in connection with various crimes and escape to Dubai, Patna Central Range DIG A C Verma said.
The investigation would look into the circumstances relating to the issuing of the passport to Malik and the people involved would be thoroughly examined, he said.
Kolkata Police had launched a search for him in November in connection with the kidnapping of a shoe baron. Later an FIR was lodged on the basis of information given by Kolkata Police that Malik had fraudulently acquired a passport and had fled the country.

The FIR was lodged against Malik and others for helping him procure the passport, he said adding only Malik's name figured in the abduction of the businessman. Bureau Report