Andhra Pradesh: Kadapa police bust Aadhaar Enabled Payment System scam, two held
1 year, 10 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Kadapa police bust Aadhaar Enabled Payment System scam, two held

The Hindu  

The cybercrime wing of the Kadapa police has busted a major racket involving a group who allegedly cloned fingerprints and withdrew money through Aadhaar Enabled Payment System from various bank accounts. The accused, identified as Vikas, hailing from Gorakhpur, and Akshay Yadav hailing from of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, were arrested from their home State based on the clues provided by the kingpin of the racket, Sheshnath Viswakarma, who was recently nabbed by the Kadapa Police. The accused had allegedly collected the Aadhaar details of more than 22,000 persons by illegal means, along with the fingerprints of 1 lakh people in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. “We have zeroed in on three accounts in HDFC Bank so far and found financial transactions done through the gang to cheat 440 people across the country,” Mr. Anburajan said.

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India Today  

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1 year ago

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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1 year, 7 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 8 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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2 years, 6 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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India Today  

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