The Bangalore police on Wednesday arrested five persons for issuing unique identification (UID) bearing fake Aadhaar logos and numbers.
Ironically, the arrests were made on the day the state government issued an order directing all its departments to insist on Aadhaar numbers under the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as identity and address proof from citizens availing utility services.
The exposure of the scam casts doubts on the Centre’s claims about UID issuing exercise being a foolproof one.
The arrests took place after UIDAI officials filed a complaint with the city police against Global ID Solutions, alleging that it was illegally illegal issuing IDs bearing Aadhaar logos to the public.
The police raided the premises of Global ID Solutions in the basement of a shopping complex in Banashankari III Stage and arrested the five persons. Three others have absconded.
A printing machine and over 1,000 fake ID cards and other documents were recovered from Global ID Solutions’ premises.
The UIDAI authorities learnt about the scam when 10 persons approached their office and complained that Global ID Solutions was selling franchisees for Aadhar enrolment by charging a non-refundable sum of Rs2.5 lakh per enrolment kit.
