India continues its fight against Aadhaar fraud

India is trying to fight rampant Aadhaar fraud by compelling government institutions to improve their processes and launching crackdowns on scammers.

After a petitioner filed a complaint against a person who created an encumbrance on their land using forged documents, a court in India instructed the Department of Stamps and Registration to register itself as a service provider of Aadhaar digital authentication services.

To move is meant to help verify identities during document registration to avoid fraud using forged Aadhaar …

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