The Gomti Nagar police in Lucknow have detained three people for cloning people's fingerprints and then using the prints and Aadhaar cards to withdraw money from banks. Rajesh Rai, Rahul Kumar Rai, and Ram Saran Gaur, the three detained, are all from Gorakhpur. The three accused detained on Wednesday had Rs 2.98 lakh in their possession, according to police.

"The mastermind Rajesh had worked with a private company dealing in KYC data of the people," said Qasim Abidi, assistant deputy commissioner of police (ADCP), east zone.

"He made duplicate wallets taking the Aadhaar numbers of different customers. The gang later accessed data like bank account by exploiting a website." He said, "Rajesh said he cloned thumbprints and used these details to withdraw money from banks." Further investigations are underway, said police.

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