Kolkata, Nov 23 (PTI) The West Bengal Police on Sunday recovered several Aadhaar cards dumped on a footpath in Salt Lake area near Kolkata, a senior officer said.

Morning walkers noticed that Aadhaar cards bearing addresses in other states, including Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, were on the footpath near a field between the DA and CA blocks of the satellite city, a senior officer said.

They informed the Bidhannagar North Police Station about the discovery of the cards, he said.

"We have found 5-6 Aadhaar cards on the footpath and have initiated an investigation into why these cards were dumped there," a police official stated. PTI BSM BDC

Aadhaar cards found dumped on a footpath; police recovered multiple out of state cards and launched an investigation. Several Aadhaar cards bearing addresses from other states were found dumped on a Salt Lake footpath near Kolkata; morning walkers informed Bidhannagar North Police Station, which recovered multiple cards and initiated an investigation into why the identity documents were discarded.