Shahjahanpur police unearthed the racket being run from Jalalabad area of the district after getting repeated complaints
BAREILLY: “It takes just Rs 5 to clone a fingerprint,” says Gaurav, 26, who learnt cloning fingerprints using glue-gun and adhesive online, and allegedly hacked nearly 500 bank accounts of the beneficiaries of various government schemes such as PM Kisan Samman Yojana, old age pension, etc, in nexus with bank mitras.
Six people, including Gaurav a graduate who runs a photocopy shop in Kaant area were arrested, while two are still at large, said Shahjahanpur police, who seized nearly 500 cloned fingerprints of beneficiaries along with their Aadhaar cards and bank passbooks.
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Updated Feb 23, 2021 | 17:13 IST
Shahjahanpur police officials said they are probing whether such gangs using fingerprint cloning are operating elsewhere in the state. Police said they are trying to gather more about such gangs operating in the state. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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Police have now arrested six people including 26-year-old Gaurav, who is a graduate
The issue came to light after several beneficiaries complained they were not receiving money from the government.
Bareilly: Police in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh have busted a gang of cheats who duped hundreds of beneficiaries of government schemes like PM Kisan Yojna, old age pension among others.
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