2 held in Surat for forging documents like Aadhaar, PAN cards using website; police say it's serious national security issue

2 held in Surat for forging documents like Aadhaar, PAN cards using website; police say it's serious national security issue

Surat, Sep 5 (PTI) Two persons have been arrested in Gujarat's Surat city for allegedly forging documents like Aadhaar and PAN cards as well as voter IDs using a website, thereby posing a serious threat to national security, a police official said.

The accused were accessing government database, which is a case of illegal authorisation and a serious issue, the official said on Monday.

He said the accused forged around two lakh identity proof documents like Aadhaar and PAN cards and sold them for Rs 15 to Rs 200 each.