A man from Beeja village filed a fresh complaint with the Ludhiana Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) on Thursday, alleging his Aadhaar card had been “misused” to declare him a drug addict. He claimed 98 Buprenorphine tablets had been issued in his name from a private de-addiction centre in Khanna.
The victim, Tarsem Bhardwaj, had approached the police on November 12 last year after finding out the discrepancy when he went to get a dope test done for getting an arms licence.
Demanding a thorough probe, Bhardwaj maintained that he has never consumed drugs. He sought immediate removal of his name from the de-addiction portal.
Bhardwaj also urged the authorities to investigate how many other Aadhaar cards had been misused.
When Bhardwaj went for the dope test, Civil Hospital staff informed him he was listed as a drug user on the de-addiction registry portal. No traces of drugs were found in his system as he underwent the dope test.
He lodged a complaint with Khanna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and the Deputy Commissioner. The Cyber Crime Cell initiated an inquiry. Bhardwaj claimed he appeared twice before the investigating team but could not record his statement.
Later, he found out his complaint was closed in February on grounds that he could not be contacted as his phone was switched off. However, in response to an RTI application filed in April, the police said the complaint was still “under process”.
Meanwhile, the DC constituted a five-member inquiry committee, headed by Khanna Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), to look into the matter. Bhardwaj claims he appeared before the committee several times over a few months but the inquiry report has not been submitted so far.