Two arrested for misusing Aadhaar Enrolment System

New Delhi, June 5: As we know that, How Aadhar Card Plays a crucial role in our lives, which has become mandatory and linked to all banks, govt schemes etc.

Here two persons have been arrested for allegedly running a fake Aadhaar card racket in outer Delhi's Mangolpuri here on Sunday.

While coming to details, The accused Mohammad Saddam Hussein (25) and Mohit (23) were arrested under the Aadhar Act after police received a complaint from the UIDAI that a person in Mangolpuri was charging money for making the document and misusing the Aadhaar Enrolment System (AES).

Police sources said the case has been transferred to the Crime Branch. Hussein, a resident of Mangolpuri's Y Block, ran a shop called 'All in one documentation'. He allegedly made Aadhaar cards without documents and charged Rs 200 for the same.

Police have planned to nab them, then on Saturday, two constables posed as customers and went to the shop. "One of the constables asked for an Aadhaar card and the duo made it without asking for any document," a police source said.

The accused Hussein and Mohit then told the constable that it would cost another Rs 100 for the printout, to which the constable said he will return later with the money and collect the card.

A police team accompanied the constable when he returned. After Hussein gave him the card, the constable stepped out and gestured to the police team who arrested the duo.