VIJAYAWADA, November 27, 2014
Updated: November 27, 2014 00:46 IST
Police unearth 6,500 such cards; deputy tahsildars also involved in the fraud
Krishna district has the dubious distinction of unearthing 6,500 illegal Aadhaar cards and according to police authorities this is the first time such a case was registered in the State.
This was revealed by Superintendent of Police G. Vijaya Kumar during the district review meeting which was attended by Irrigation Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao, District Collector M. Raghunandan Rao, Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra and others.
Mr. Kumar said the issue came to light under Gudivada limits and it was noticed that two deputy tahsildars were also involved in the irregularity. Already, a few people were taken into custody and one deputy tahsildar was absconding, he added.