State’s Pregnancy Registration System Exposes Aadhaar Tampering to Hide Child Marriages

State’s pregnancy registration system exposes Aadhaar tampering to hide child marriages

Teenage mothers using tampered Aadhaar cards exposed by PICME system, leading to legal action against child marriages.

Tamil Nadu: Fake Aadhaar cards used to hide child marriages

Chennai: Authorities in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri district have uncovered at least six cases in which families of underage girls allegedly tampered with Aadhaar card details to hide child marriages and avoid legal consequences. The incidents were reported over the last six months from the Kelamangalam block. The fraud came to light through the Pregnancy and Infant Cohort Monitoring and Evaluation (PICME) system — a digital tracking platform used …

Bride and prejudice: Aadhaar fudged to mask child marriages in Krishnagiri

Persons registered under PICME are provided with an ID, which is used to track all aspects of the pregnancy by the health department.

Fake Aadhaar Scam Exposes Child Marriages in Tamil Nadu: Health Staff, Local Shops Under Scanner - The News21

Krishnagir: In a shocking revelation that has rocked Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri district, authorities have unearthed a disturbing nexus of child marriage, digital ID fraud, and alleged insider collusion. At least six cases have emerged where families of minor girls tampered with Aadhaar cards to pass off child marriages as legal and avoid prosecution. The fraud […]

Fake Aadhaar cards used to hide child marriages in TN’s Krishnagiri

The fraud was initially detected via the state’s PICME (Pregnancy and Infant Cohort Monitoring and Evaluation) system, employed to track the health of expecting mother

Aadhaar Cards Tampered to Hide Child Marriages in Tamil Nadu

Health officials uncover six cases in Kelamangalam block where families allegedly altered girls’ birth dates to evade arrest