Delhi Police Arrest Two Men For Selling Fake Government Documents Online
The Delhi Police have arrested two men for allegedly preparing and selling fake government documents online through a fraudulent website. The arrests of Bideshi Saw in Daman and Diu and Santosh Kumar in Patna followed a cyber investigation led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO) Vinit Kumar in New Delhi.
The racket was uncovered during routine social media monitoring and cyber patrolling by the police, who received a tip-off about the online sale of forged documents.
To verify the information, investigators created a dummy user account on the website, bkprint.in. They recharged the website's digital wallet with Rs 100 using a UPI ID linked to the portal. The officers then generated fake Aadhaar and voter ID cards by entering arbitrary personal details and uploading a photograph.
Upon examining the generated Aadhaar card, police found that its QR code merely stored the details entered by the user. It was not linked to any official government database, confirming that the documents were forged.
"Examination of the forged Aadhaar card revealed that its QR code merely stored the details entered by the user and was not linked to any official Aadhaar database, confirming the documents were fake," said DCP Vinit Kumar.
The police traced the payment-linked mobile number and UPI account to Bideshi Saw, who was subsequently arrested in Daman and Diu. During his interrogation, Saw reportedly disclosed that Santosh Kumar managed the backend operations of the website. Acting on this information, the police conducted a raid in Patna and arrested Kumar.
According to the police, the website allowed users to generate a wide range of fake documents, including Aadhaar cards, voter ID cards, PAN-related documents, domicile certificates, caste certificates, and birth and death certificates, after they made online payments.
During the operation, the police seized mobile phones, laptops, digital records, the website's source code, hosting details, customer databases, payment records, and chat logs between the accused.
