The Delhi Police has arrested two men for allegedly operating an interstate racket that prepared and sold forged government identity documents through a dedicated website. Investigators believe the network supplied counterfeit identity records in exchange for online payments and could have enabled identity theft, financial fraud and other criminal activities.
The case was uncovered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police. According to investigators, the accused, Bideshi Saw and Santosh Kumar, allegedly manufactured and sold forged Aadhaar cards, voter identity cards, PAN cards, residence certificates, caste certificates, birth and death certificates, and other government document-like records through an online platform.
Police said the forged documents closely resembled genuine government-issued records and could have been misused for identity theft, impersonation, cheating, financial fraud, and obtaining genuine government documents using forged credentials.
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During the investigation, police officers created a dummy user account on the website to verify its operations. By paying ₹100, investigators were allegedly able to generate forged Aadhaar and voter identity cards containing fictitious personal details and photographs.
According to investigators, examination of the fake Aadhaar card revealed that its QR code merely displayed the information manually entered by the user and was not linked to the official Aadhaar database, confirming that the document was counterfeit.
The investigation led police to the mobile number and UPI account allegedly used to receive payments through the website. These were traced to Bideshi Saw, a resident of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Based on information obtained during his interrogation, police subsequently arrested Santosh Kumar from Patna.
Investigators allege that Bideshi Saw handled the receipt of online payments, while Santosh Kumar managed the website’s backend operations, customer database and other technical aspects of the operation.
Delhi Police said the investigation is continuing to identify other individuals connected to the alleged racket, including facilitators, technical associates and customers who may have purchased forged documents through the website.
The case remains under investigation, and the allegations against the accused will be tested during judicial proceedings. Both accused are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
