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Crime
More Than 20 Aadhaar Cards Discovered in Trash, Residents Blame Postal Negligence
✍️ Asianet Newsable
🗓 13 Nov 2026, 07:33 AM
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Residents in Karnataka found over 20 Aadhaar cards discarded in garbage, alleging negligence by the postal service.
Residents in Karnataka recently discovered more than 20 Aadhaar cards discarded in a local garbage bin, raising concerns over the handling of sensitive documents by the postal service.
The discovery came when a community member was cleaning a waste area and found the biometric identity cards scattered among other trash.
Local residents claim that the cards were misplaced or improperly stored by postal workers, and they have demanded an investigation into the postal department’s procedures.
No official statement from the postal authorities has been released yet, but the incident has prompted calls for stricter safeguards to protect citizens’ personal data.
The discovery came when a community member was cleaning a waste area and found the biometric identity cards scattered among other trash.
Local residents claim that the cards were misplaced or improperly stored by postal workers, and they have demanded an investigation into the postal department’s procedures.
No official statement from the postal authorities has been released yet, but the incident has prompted calls for stricter safeguards to protect citizens’ personal data.