2 weeks ago
Dahisar Police Bust Forged Document Racket; Four Arrested in Mumbai
In Mumbai, some people were making fake documents that pretend to show who someone is.
These included fake Aadhaar cards, which are official identity cards in India, and fake birth certificates.
The police heard about this and sent a pretend customer to catch them.
The pretend customer was told to go to a shop called Sam Infotech.
There, the police caught two people making a fake birth certificate.
The police also searched another shop called Shivam Enterprises and caught two more people.
They found computers, scanners and special machines used to make the fake documents.
Four people were arrested, and the police are still looking for one more person who ran away.
Making fake official documents is against the law because people could use them to pretend to be someone else.
Dahisar police arrested four people allegedly involved in making forged Aadhaar cards, birth certificates and other citizenship-related documents.
Raids were conducted on two centres, Sam Infotech and Shivam Enterprises, in Kandivali.
The arrested were identified as Surajkumar Yadav, Upendra Singh, Satyam Mishra and Akash Patwa, residents of Kandivali and Bhayander.
Police seized computers, an Aadhaar card updating machine, scanners, fingerprint scanners, a webcam and various forged documents and fake stamps.
A fifth accused, Umesh Yadav alias Sameer, is absconding and police are searching for him.
- Who
- Dahisar police, led by Police Inspector Nilesh Salunkhe, arrested Surajkumar Yadav, Upendra Singh, Satyam Mishra and Akash Patwa.
- What
- Police busted a gang allegedly forging Aadhaar cards, birth certificates, leaving certificates and other citizenship-related documents.
- Where
- Dahisar and Kandivali in Mumbai, including raids on Sam Infotech and Shivam Enterprises.
- When
- Tuesday
- Why
- Police acted on information received by Inspector Nilesh Salunkhe that forged Aadhaar and PAN cards were being made in Dahisar.
Key facts
- Police unit
- Dahisar Police
- Arrested
- Surajkumar Yadav, Upendra Singh, Satyam Mishra, Akash Patwa
- Absconding accused
- Umesh Yadav alias Sameer
- Centres raided
- Sam Infotech, Shivam Enterprises
- Seized equipment
- Computers, Aadhaar card updating machine, scanners, fingerprint scanners, webcam
- Forged items discovered
- Birth certificates, leaving certificates, medical policies, plan certificates, fake principals' stamps
- Documents targeted
- Aadhaar cards, PAN cards
- Residents of
- Kandivali and Bhayander











