Dibrugarh Police busted an illegal Aadhaar card centre at Paltan Bazar in Assamโ€™s Dibrugarh on Sunday.

Three persons have been detained in this connection.

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The arrested persons have been identified as 29-year-old Dipen Doley, 27-year-old Bitupan Deori and 30-year-old Aibi Deori of Lakhimpur.

โ€œWe received specific information on the functioning of an illegal Aadhaar card centre at Paltan Bazar area of Dibrugarh,โ€ the officer-in-charge of Dibrugarh police station, Rajiv Saikia, told Northeast Now.

โ€œOn the basis of the inputs, we conducted a search operation and found that three persons were operating an illegal Aadhaar card centre in the area at the resident of Atiqur Rahman,โ€ Saikia said.

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โ€œWe have detained three persons in connection with the case. Three more persons have also been picked up for investigation,โ€ the police officer added.

Saikia informed that they have seized desktop, laptops, Aadhaar forms and cash worth Rs 5,000 from the possession of the detained persons.

โ€œThey took Rs 300 each for making Aadhar cards. We have also seized a Tata Nixon car, bearing registration no (AR 01M 8130). We are investigating the case and we will crackdown on all other illegal Aadhaar centres operating in Dibrugarh soon,โ€ he said.

Sources said many illegal Aadhaar centres are being operated across Assam and they are making huge money through these illegal centres.

โ€œMany people came here for making Aadhaar cards. They took the house on rent and they were operating from here for the last several days,โ€ a local resident said.

Avik Chakraborty is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dibrugarh. He can be reached at: [email protected]