A shocking case has come to light from Haryana’s Rohtak, where some fraudsters cheated a woman doctor of Rs 70 lakh by tampering with her Aadhar card.
New Delhi: Aadhar card is an important document in today’s time. From opening a bank account to every government work, it is needed. But now with the help of Aadhar card, frauds have also started happening. A shocking case of one such fraud has come to light, where a fraud of Rs 70 lakh was done by tampering with the Aadhar card of a female doctor.
The case of Rohtak in Haryana
According to the information, this case is from Subhash Nagar, Rohtak, where the fraudsters took a loan of Rs 70 lakh from the Aadhar card of the female doctor. When the woman filed her income tax return, she came to know about this. After which he has lodged a complaint in his nearest police station.
Fraud done by opening fake account with Aadhar card
According to the police, the fraudsters opened an account in the bank using the female doctor’s Aadhar card and then took a loan of about Rs 70 lakh from banks and finance companies. The woman had no idea about this whole matter.
Ways to avoid fraud through Aadhaar
Such frauds can happen to you too. We are going to tell you some tips to avoid them.
- Keep your Aadhar card with you and do not give it to anyone.
- Fraud is also being carried out by making fake Aadhar card, PAN card. So do not share your Aadhaar number with any unknown person.
- UIDAI gives the option to lock and unlock the Aadhar card through the app. Lock the
- Aadhaar number when you don’t need it and unlock it when you need it. With this, the misuse of Aadhaar can be avoided.
- Do not reveal Aadhaar number, OTP, personal or bank details in phone calls, emails or messages from unknown people.
- Store the digital Aadhar card in the mobile so that the risk of losing the Aadhar card is less.
- Link your mobile number with Aadhaar, so that messages related to it keep reaching you.