Ludhiana, June 13 -- A resident of Beeja in Khanna has alleged that his Aadhaar card was fraudulently used to obtain 98 buprenorphine tablets - a medication commonly used in the treatment of opioid dependence - resulting in his name being reflected on the de-addiction registry portal as a drug user despite never having consumed narcotics.

The issue surfaced on November 12 last year when Tarsem Bhardwaj visited civil hospital, Ludhiana, for the mandatory dope test required to obtain an arms licence.

After submitting his Aadhaar card, hospital officials allegedly informed him that his name was already registered on the portal and that 98 buprenorphine tablets had been issued in his name.

Claiming he had never consumed drugs, Bhardwaj und...