How fraudsters stole money using Aadhar number and finger prints on documents in Sub-Registrar offices Premium
The Hindu
Notices displayed outside the two Sub-Registrar Offices a Mini Vidhana Soudha building in Mangaluru a some days ago asked people to lock their biometrics before going for registering their documents.
Notices displayed outside the two Sub-Registrar Offices a Mini Vidhana Soudha building in Mangaluru a some days ago asked people to lock their biometrics before going for registering their documents.
The notices read: “In light of complaints registered with (Mangaluru) CEN (Cyber Economic and Narcotic Crime) police station on fraudsters misusing Aaadhaar number and finger prints printed on the registered documents for removing money from bank accounts, we are advising people coming for registration to lock their biometrics.”
The notices in Mangaluru sub-registrar offices also mentioned the procedure to be followed for locking the biometrics. In addition, the Stamps and Registration Department posted on You Tube (https://youtu.be/Jtq6nTtpu5A?si=EPnbTDCuUKbiOIRh ) a video tutorial on “How to block Aadhaar biometric on your phone.”
It is well over a month since Mangaluru police arrested three persons from Bihar in connection with 10 cases registered relating to stealing money from bank accounts of people by misusing Aaadhaar number and fingerprints printed on the documents registered at Sub Registrar offices.
Such cases of new age data theft have been reported from elsewhere in Karnataka and other states as well.
Now, before coming to the offices of Sub-Registrar to complete the registration work, people are seen logging on to the ‘mAadhaar’ app or to myaddhaar.uidai.gov.in for locking their biometrics. Document writers and advocates are seen at the Sub Registrars’ office helping people in blocking their biometrics. “Before people sit to capture their picture and give fingerprint to complete the registration (under the new Kaveri 2 system) process, we ensure they have blocked their biometrics,” said a Sub-Registrar of Mangaluru.
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