Fake Aadhaar modification racket busted in Ghaziabad, 2 held
The arrested accused have been identified as Deepak Kumar and Vikas Kumar, both residents of Hapur in Uttar Pradesh.
People paid Rs 3,500–4,000 each while the accused prepared their fake documents on which later changes were made in the Aadhaar card. (File Photo) A fake Jan Seva Kendra has been busted for preparing forged documents and for subsequently getting Aadhaar cards modified on the basis of these documents, the Cyber Crime Police of Ghaziabad said on Sunday, adding that two have been arrested in connection with the case.
According to police, the members prepared forged birth certificates, documents for LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connections, and PPOs (Pension Payment Orders) given by the Army to retired soldiers. After preparing the forged documents, the accused allegedly with the help of a post office employee, proceeded to modify fake Aadhaar cards.
The arrested accused have been identified as Deepak Kumar and Vikas Kumar, both residents of Hapur in Uttar Pradesh. The post office employee who allegedly aided the gang–Komal–is still at large, officers said.
Police said that during questioning, the accused allegedly stated that they ran a Jan Seva Kendra in the city, where people paid Rs 3,500–4,000 each while they prepared their fake documents on which later changes were made in the Aadhaar card. For helping in modifying details of Aadhaar card, Komal was given Rs 250 per Aadhaar card, officers said.
” Fake documents of 42 people have been recovered from the accused, by using which their date of birth, their address, and in some instances their name was modified in their Aadhaar cards,” police said.
In the laptop recovered from the accused, police found templates of birth certificates of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), LPG gas agencies, and pension forms issued to retired Army soldiers. By using these templates, the accused used to prepare forged certificates, police said.
“Among the fake documents recovered, a fake birth certificate of one Munni Devi showing the year of birth as 1938, purportedly of MCD, was also recovered…” officers said, adding that efforts are being made to trace the fake Aadhaar cards prepared by them.
Meanwhile, four mobile phones and two laptops used in the alleged fraud have been recovered, police said. A case has also been registered under appropriate sections.
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