# Mumbai police bust fake Aadhaar racket, arrest four 2026-08-12T18:17:07+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet livemint.com reports that the Mumbai Police have busted a racket making fake Aadhaar cards, birth certificates and educational documents, arresting four persons in two separate cases. A raid at an Aadhaar centre in Dahisar yielded 32 fake birth certificates, forged school leaving certificates and other documents. Two accused, Suresh Kumar Yadav and Umed Dattatray Singh, allegedly prepared forged documents for Aadhaar updates. A second raid in Kandivali led to the arrest of Satyam Lalan Mishra (33) and Akash Bhagwan Patwa (24) and the seizure of fake residence, SC/ST and citizenship certificates. Cases have been filed under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, and the investigation is ongoing. ## Coverage - livemint.com Tags: Aadhaar card, Arrests, fake documents, fraud, Mumbai Police, racket Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-police-bust-fake-aadhaar-racket-arrest-four/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-police-bust-fake-aadhaar-racket-arrest-four/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.