The Manpada Police arrested an engineer and four others for allegedly duping e-commerce firms through purchases using SIM cards obtained on the basis of bogus Aadhaar cards, the Thane Police said on Thursday. The police also seized mobile phones, laptop and tabs worth Rs 5.85 lakh, the police said.

According to the police, on September 9, the Dombivli Police received a tip off that a few persons are forging Aadhar cards to get the mobile SIM cards and using their sim cards to con e-commerce websites. API Sunil Tarmale and his team comprising 4 constables rushed to a place at Malang Road, Kalyan (E) and at around 4 pm, they raided Swapna Sundar Residency in Ganesh Chowk.