Almost 3,000 #Aadhar cards were found by children, dumped near a river bank in Thiruvarur, #Chennai.… https://t.co/MdJ9We6CIu — Mirror Now (@MirrorNow) 1557988979000

TIRUVARUR: Around 3,000 Aadhaar cards were found dumped on the banks of the Mulliyaru river near Thiruthuraipoondi in Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday.The Aaddhar cards were found by some children who were playing on the riverbanks. The children noticed four gunny bags. They opened the gunny bags and found Aaddhar cards in them.On information, revenue officials from Thiruthuraipoondi rushed to the spot and recovered the Aadhaar cards.It is suspected that the Aadhaar cards belonged to people in nearby villages like Kattimedu, Vadapathi and Aathirangam. However, police sources told TOI that the cards were so damaged that it was difficult to read the names and addresses on them.The Thiruthuraipoondi police registered a case and began investigations.