Hyderabad Police have arrested a 36-year-old man for allegedly running an unauthorized operation that altered Aadhaar and PAN card details, including photographs, dates of birth, names and addresses, in Pahadishareef. Police seized 60 fake or altered Aadhaar cards, two PAN cards and equipment from premises linked to the operation.
The accused, identified as Ch. Mahadev, is a resident of Jalpally and operated a photocopy centre named Kavitha A to Z Online Services in Budwel. Investigators said he also carried out the document-alteration activity from his residence in Sriram Colony, Jalpally.
According to the police, Mahadev had installed online software to make unauthorized changes to identity documents. He allegedly charged ₹300 for changing the date of birth on an Aadhaar card and between ₹700 and ₹1,000 for altering all the details.
Police said customers used the altered documents to obtain mobile phone SIM cards, access government schemes and secure private jobs at factories in and around Hyderabad. The case therefore involves identity documents used across several everyday services, including telecommunications, welfare access and employment verification.
The arrest was carried out by the Hyderabad Police Commissioner’s Task Force, Shamshabad Zone, in coordination with the Pahadishareef police, following what the police described as credible information. The seized material included ₹5,000 in cash, a laptop, printer, lamination machine and mobile phone, in addition to the altered documents.
During the investigation, Mahadev reportedly told officials that he entered the activity to earn easy money because his photocopy-centre income was not sufficient to support his family. Police said he had studied up to Class VII.
The accused and the seized material were handed over to the Pahadishareef police for further action. The supplied police account does not specify the number of customers involved or whether any government or private organisation has reported losses linked to the altered documents.
