Beware of fake Aadhaar registration booths
Posted on: 19/Jun/2013 11:43:06 AM
A fake Aadhaar card racket has been unveiled. A gang that last operated at Sowcarpet was found out because they charged Rs. 120 as a fee. Registration for the Unique Identification Number is free of cost.
�The racket could have been functioning in other districts too, since the Census department has acknowledged the existence of over 20,000 fake cards� The racket has employed agents to convince residents about the benefits of the card and guide them to their hole-in-the-wall camp that keeps shifting�, said sources.
�The department could not initiate suo motu action and that people should file a case against such fraud. UIDAI is in charge of issuing Aadhaar numbers in several states, but in Tamil Nadu, the data is gathered by the census department. We don`t have any direct control over Tamil Nadu as it is been covered under NPR by the census departmen�, said Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) deputy director general Ashok Dalwai.
