LUCKNOW, July 30 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested the alleged mastermind of an inter-state racket involved in preparing forged Indian identity documents to fraudulently obtain Aadhaar cards and other official documents for Rohingya, Bangladeshi, Nepali and other foreign nationals.

The accused, identified as Saddam, a resident of Ward Number 3, Rahmanpur under Raghunathganj police station in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, was carrying a reward of Rs.25,000. He was arrested from Raghunathganj in Murshidabad district on Wednesday.

According to the ATS, the racket used forged Indian documents, including birth certificates, domicile certificates and school certificates, to facilitate the issuance of Aadhaar ...