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Hindustan Times
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- Hindustan Times
Assam decides to stop issuing new Aadhaar cards to adults after one-month window
SILCHAR: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that people in Assam will have a one-month window from September 1 to apply for the 12-digit Aadhaar identity number before the issuance of fresh cards to adults is stopped as a precautionary measure to ensure that illegal immigrants from Bangladesh do not obtain the identification number in the future. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (ANI) Only a one-month window from September 1 will be given to them to apply for an Aadhaar card if anyone has not got the document yet, he told reporters after a Cabinet meeting here. Already, the chief minister said, Assam has reached the saturation point. The new order will take effect from October 1, with exceptions for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Tea Tribes, the chief minister told reporters. 'This is a precautionary measure to ensure no illegal foreigner can become an Indian citizen in the future. It is irrespective of religion or any other criteria. We are committed to safeguarding Assam from infiltration,' Sarma said. The chief minister pointed out that Aadhaar enrolment in Assam has already exceeded the population count. 'The saturation among the general population is 102 per cent, which means the number of cards is higher than the number of people. But in the case of Tea Tribes, SC and ST, saturation is only 96 per cent, which is why they need more time,' he explained. Sarma said a genuine Indian adult who has been left out could approach the district commissioner, who would have to verify their credentials and approve issuance of Aadhaar in the 'rarest of rare' circumstances. The chief minister recalled the state's continuous crackdown on illegal immigration from Bangladesh. 'In the last one year, we have been detaining and deporting illegal Bangladeshi immigrants almost every day. Just yesterday, seven people were deported. But we cannot rule out the possibility that some may have slipped through. This restriction will act as a deterrent measure,' he said. Sarma said Assam's demography had undergone stark changes in the past. 'In many areas, indigenous Assamese people have lost jobs, land and other facilities to illegal migrants. During eviction drives, they have even attacked government officials. In Uriamghat, 12,000 to 15,000 people gathered to resist officials. Many were not locals... This shows a larger conspiracy, and we are fighting against it,' he alleged. He also argued that there is hardly any need for new Aadhaar enrolment among adults, as most of them already have the identity card. 'Only children and newborns now require Aadhaar enrolment,' he said. Following the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise in 2018, more than 2.66 million people in Assam were initially denied Aadhaar cards. However, the Supreme Court later allowed them to obtain the card.
Hindustan Times
7 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
UP ATS busts racket involved in making fake Aadhaar cards for illegal immigrants, 8 held
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday busted an interstate racket involved in making fake Aadhaar cards and other Indian identity documents for Rohingyas, Bangladeshi nationals, Nepalis, and other foreigners living illegally in India. The arrests were made following a series of coordinated raids across multiple states. (For Representation) The alleged kingpin and seven other members of the gang have been arrested following a series of coordinated raids across multiple states, said the ATS. Those arrested are the gang's kingpin Mohammad Naseem and Mohammad Shakib of Azamgarh, Himanshu Rai and Mrityunjay Gupta of Mau, Salman Ansari of Ghaziabad, Gaurav Kumar Gautam of Auraiya, Rajeev Tiwari of Gorakhpur and Vishal Kumar of Azamgarh. 'The ATS recovered high-tech electronic devices used for forging documents, fingerprint scanners and laptops, multiple mobile phones used for VPN operations, large number of forged Aadhaar cards, birth certificates and supporting Indian documents,' read an ATS press note. According to the ATS, the gang was using both electronic and manual methods to manipulate Aadhaar data. Several Jan Seva Kendras registered for Aadhaar enrolment were allegedly misused to illegally generate or modify Aadhaar cards. Investigators revealed that operators used VPN networks and remote access systems to bypass security checks and make fraudulent changes in official records. The ATS said the forged Aadhaar cards were later used by illegal immigrants to obtain passports, residential proofs and access to government welfare schemes. In many cases, birth certificates, residence proofs and affidavits were fabricated as supporting documents. 'The beneficiaries of these fake Aadhaar cards include infiltrators, Rohingya refugees, Bangladeshi citizens and others without valid Indian documents. They paid hefty sums to middlemen and racketeers for these services,' an ATS officer said. Based on months of intelligence inputs , the UP ATS registered an FIR in this connection on August 20. Subsequently, search and raid operations were carried out in Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Mau, Saharanpur, Auraiya (Uttar Pradesh), Murshidabad and Kolkata (West Bengal), Lakhisarai and Katihar (Bihar), and Delhi-NCR. During the operation, ATS teams seized forged Indian documents and Aadhaar cards, along with the devices used for forgery in large numbers. The ATS has sought police custody remand of the accused to interrogate them further and trace more operatives linked to the racket. Officials believe that several more people, including document forgers, data operators, and middlemen, are part of the wider network. 'The operation is still going on. Teams are conducting searches in multiple districts and states to trace the remaining accused. This is a major step in preventing illegal immigrants from misusing forged Indian identities,' said an ATS official.
Indian Express
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- Indian Express
Ahmedabad student had used foldable box cutter to stab schoolmate: police; another juvenile suspect detained
The juvenile who allegedly stabbed another teenaged student to death in Ahmedabad on Tuesday had used a foldable box cutter to commit the crime, the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) of the city police said on Thursday. The police have officially detained another accused, also a juvenile, in the case, officers said. It was initially believed that the Class 8 student had allegedly used a knife, shard of glass, or a piece of equipment from the school lab to attack the Class 10 boy. However, DCP Ajit Rajian of the Crime Branch confirmed with The Indian Express that a foldable box cutter had been used in the murder. It is unclear whether the weapon is in possession of the police or not. The incident had taken place at 12.30 pm on August 19 when the 15-year-old deceased student came out of the gate of the school. The 16-year-old juvenile accused approached the deceased student and allegedly stabbed him in the stomach. The victim was taken to a private hospital in Maninagar where he died at 3 am on Wednesday. The transfer of the case from the local police to the Crime Branch had come after intense pressure from the family and protesters who allegedly thrashed teachers and vandalised school property on Wednesday. Following a complaint by school authorities, a mob of around 500 people was booked in an FIR by the local police for rioting and causing damage to the tune of Rs 50 lakh to the premises. The Crime Branch, meanwhile, has its task cut out as the stabbing was likely not recorded on CCTV cameras. Officials told the Indian Express that while several police personnel had been deployed to carefully scan every CCTV camera in the area, they had found footage of only the victim leaving the school in the afternoon and then walking back to the premises with the stabbing wound. Even as the Indian law expressly forbids the identification of minor victims of violent crime and juveniles in conflict with law, purported chats between the main accused student and his friend went viral on social media on Wednesday. Asked whether this had been taken into consideration in the investigation, DCP Rajian said, 'We have seen the chats floating on social media but we cannot go by it. We have sent the phones of both juveniles to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and we will wait for their report in the matter.'
