Illegal Aadhaar card centre raided in Gurugram, 1 arrested
The Chief Minister’s flying squad, along with officials of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC)’s office, on Wednesday raided a centre issuing fake Aadhaar cards and birth certificates in Nathupur village of the DLF Phase 3 police station.
The police have arrested the centre operator, identified as Kashi Ram, a native of Madhubani district in Bihar. An FIR was registered at the DLF Phase 3 police station.
The team also seized a number of fake documents, including voter cards, PAN cards, bank passbooks, forged Aadhaar cards, a laptop, a printer and Rs 12,000 cash from the spot. The accused ran an illegal business of fake Aadhaar cards at Prabhas cyber cafe in Nathupur village.
“The accused used to make Aadhaar cards, voter cards and PAN cards without documents at a cost of Rs 400 to Rs 500. Kashi Ram has been arrested and further investigation is underway to find out how many such Aadhaar cards and birth certificates have been made by him,” said a senior official of the CM flying squad.
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