Udupi police arrest two persons for use of fake Aadhaar card

The Udupi city police arrested two persons for using fake Aadhaar card to secure bail for a crime accused.

The police gave the names of the duo as Umar Farooq (32) of Bantwal and Nishant Kumar (24) of Mangaluru.

In a complaint to the Udupi Town police on August 13, S. Abbas, the Chief Administrative Officer of Udupi district court, said Udupi District and Sessions Court had granted bail to Noman, who is an accused in a case registered with Cyber Crime Police Station.

Umar Farooq appeared as surety for bail of Noman on January 30, 2026. He claimed to be K.T. Mohammed and produced an Aadhaar card showing that name. This Aadhaar card was found to be fake, as it actually belongs to a man named Prashant.