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Mumbai police bust fake Aadhaar racket, arrest four
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…
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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.
The Indian Opinion
The arrests show police are acting, but the sheer volume of fake Aadhaar cards, birth certificates and caste certificates points to gaps in the update process. Officials who approved these changes must be traced. The test will be whether the probe reaches the insiders who enabled the fraud.
Source: livemint.com
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