2,000 Aadhaar cards dumped on river bank

Thanjavur: About 2,000 Aadhaar cards have been dumped near the Mulliyaaru bank in Tiruvarur district, according to revenue officials.

The cards meant for distribution to the owners had not been apparently delivered by the post office concerned, the officials said.

Some of the local people in Thiruthurapoondi managed to get their Aadhar card from the dump, they said.

The cards, bundled in jute bags and abandoned, were found by the children playing in the riverbed.