The Mumbai Crime Branch officers on Monday recorded the statement of former assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Deepak Phatangre, who was booked for not taking cognizance of a complaint registered against Reshma Khan, wife of Maharashtra BJP secretary Hyder Azam, for obtaining the passport fraudulently.

The Additional Director General of Police Deven Bharti, who processed the passport, has also been booked in the case. When mid-day contacted Phatangre, he was not available for comment.