New Delhi, July 6 -- An inter-state racket allegedly involved in preparing and selling forged government identity documents through a website has been unearthed with the arrest of two persons, an official said on Monday.
According to the Delhi Police's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit, the accused have been identified as Bideshi Saw, a resident of Daman and Diu, and Santosh Kumar, a resident of Patna in Bihar.
"The duo operated the website bkprint.in, which enabled users to generate forged Aadhaar cards, voter identity cards, PAN-related documents, residence certificates, caste certificates, birth and death certificates and other government document-like records after making online payments," Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO) Vinit Kumar said in a statement.
The forged documents closely resembled genuine government-issued documents and were capable of being misused for identity theft, impersonation, cheating, financial fraud and even for obtaining genuine government documents on the basis of forged records. "The case came to light during social media monitoring and cyber patrolling when information was received that forged government documents were being prepared and supplied online through the website," the DCP said.
During verification, a team found that the portal was openly offering services for generating Aadhaar cards, voter identity cards, PAN-related documents, residence certificates, caste certificates, birth and death certificates and several other document-like records.
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