More suspects involved in Aasara scam: Police
A petition seeking custody of the arrested suspects was filed in the court.
Hyderabad: The Aasara pension fund racket, unearthed by the city police, runs deeper with the involvement of more people.
A petition seeking custody of the arrested suspects was filed in the court. The suspects conducted the racket using over 30 bank accounts. On Friday, sleuths arrested three persons and found that they swindled up to Rs 40 crore.
Investigating officials said that Shaik Shabbir Hussain worked as a data entry operator with the Aasara unit. His job was to update the details of the applicants and the pension beneficiaries. After being lured by other suspects, he started doing it for a commission.
The other two suspects sourced the Aadhaar details and numbers from online portals. Using these details, they downloaded the card and replaced the name and other details of the card holder, while retaining the Aadhar number.
They opened bank accounts using the Aadhaar details and applied for the Aasara pensions and started withdrawing money.
“The case is still in the preliminary stage of investigation. We have filed a custody petition. Once they are taken into custody, more details will come out and the role of others involved will be revealed,” said the official. Also, the accounts opened by the suspects will be verified and the banks will be asked to share the details.