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New Delhi:
The Delhi police has arrested two men for allegedly running an interstate racket that prepared and sold forged government identity documents through a website.
The racket was unearthed by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit of the Delhi Police.
According to the police, the accused, Bideshi Saw and Santosh Kumar, were part of an organised network that produced and sold forged Aadhaar cards, voter identity cards, PAN-cards, residence certificates, caste certificates, birth and death certificates and other government document-like records in exchange for online payments.
“The forged documents closely resembled genuine government-issued records and could have been misused for identity theft, impersonation, cheating, financial fraud and the procurement of genuine documents using forged records,” Vinit Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO), said.
During the investigation, the police created a dummy user account on the website. By paying ₹100, the officers were able to obtain forged Aadhaar and voter identity cards carrying fictitious personal details and a photograph.
“Examination of the generated Aadhaar document revealed that the QR code merely reflected the particulars manually entered by the user and was not linked to the official Aadhaar database, thereby establishing that the document was forged,” the DCP said.
The investigation led the police to the mobile number and UPI account used to receive payments through the website. These were traced to Mr. Saw, a resident of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Based on his interrogation, the police arrested Mr. Santosh from Patna.
According to the police, Mr. Saw handled the receipt of payments, while Mr. Santosh managed the website’s backend operations and customer records.
“As the racket has come to light, the investigation is continuing to identify others involved, including facilitators and customers who procured forged documents,” the DCP said.
Published – July 07, 2026 01:20 am IST
