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Fake Aadhaar cards found in Ahmedabad, 11 people arrested on Thursday (13 February)

Risk level: Low Country: India

As per reports, eleven people were arrested in Chandkheda area of Ahmedabad for allegedly forging Aadhaar cards to open “benami” (false name) accounts in multiple banks to commit cyber crimes. The police reported that the gang kingpin is currently absconding. All the accused belong to Rajasthan’s Jodhpur.

During the probe it was found that several Aadhaar cards had the same phone number but different addresses. The accused had, using the phone number, allegedly received One Time Password (OTP) from Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and changed the original address of Rajasthan to those in Chandkheda (Ahmedabad), Morbi and Rajkot on the said Aadhaar cards.

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