HYDERABAD: A gang providing Aadhaar for Uttar Pradesh natives with fake address and certificates from Telangana to get jobs in the armed forces under the state quota has been busted in Adilabad district. Three persons, all locals, have been arrested. The nine people from UP, who got these jobs by claiming to be residents of Ichoda in Adilabad, will be arrested after due process, police said.The racket came to light during police verification of candidates recruited into the armed forces, including CISF and SSB, the Adilabad police said. Police probe found that the nine were undergoing training in the armed forces at different locations.Utnoor ASP Kajal Singh on Sunday said that the nine had paid Rs 1 lakh each to the gang in Adilabad. “The gang forged seals of the offices from the village for issuing fake certificates to candidates,” Singh said.The arrested were identified as Sheik Khaleem, Sheik Farid and Jadhav Gajanand, all residents of Islampur village, Ichoda.‘Accused approached gang through his kin in Bhainsa’Police said one Sahani Sooraj had obtained a fake residence certificate and used it to get Aadhaar. He got a job in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) under Telangana quota, but during verification it was found that he was actually from Uttar Pradesh.Cops found that he had approached the gang through his relatives in the neighbouring Bhainsa town.Key documentsAs he managed to obtain fake residence, SSC memo and other documents and finally Aadhaar, other candidates followed suit. Police said the first candidate’s key documents were issued by the tahsildar’s office using forged supporting documents. But the documents of other candidates were found to forged by the gang, police said.“We will be writing to the headquarters of the respective forces and apprehend them at the earliest. We will be interrogating them to find the involvement of other persons,” an official further said.
