Budaun (UP), Apr 30 (PTI) The Budaun Police on Thursday busted a gang allegedly involved in preparing fake Aadhaar cards and forged documents, and arrested three of its members, officials said.

The action was carried out in the Hazratpur area, where the accused were found operating an illegal setup to generate fake identity documents, they said.

The accused have been identified as Farman Ali, a resident of Munshi Nagla, Anuj Kumar of Uprela, and Brajnandan of Sirsauli.

The police said a fingerprint scanner, three laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, a large number of Aadhaar cards and several suspicious documents were recovered from their possession.

During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang had been involved in preparing fake identity documents for a long time, misleading people and earning money through illegal means, officials said.

Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh said the accused have been produced before a court, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang.

He added that further revelations are likely as the investigation progresses. PTI COR KIS APL APL

Fake Aadhaar racket enforcement exposes organised identity document forgery and illegal preparation of forged documents. Police action against an alleged fake Aadhaar and forged-document racket led to the arrest of three persons operating an illegal setup to prepare identity documents. The search resulted in recovery of a fingerprint scanner, laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, multiple Aadhaar cards and other suspicious documents, indicating organised misuse of identity-document systems. Interrogation suggested that the group had been engaged in preparing fake identity documents for some time and was using the activity to deceive people and earn unlawful gain.