A man was arrested in Manesar on Wednesday for allegedly issuing Aadhaar cards using a machine allotted to another person. Police said that the accused had allegedly preserved the thumb impression of a woman, who had been authorised to operate the machine, on a plastic sheet and used it to make the cards for which he also charged extra money. Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Kumar said that the accused, Vinod (26), was arrested from Manesar following a complaint from additional deputy commissioner’s (ADC) office in Gurugram,. Police said that the accused had been making such cards since the last three months. Police said that on September 6, the accused had allegedly assaulted officials from the ADC’s office, who visited a shop from which he was issuing Aadhaar cards in Manesar. Later, the officials complained at the ADC’s office and the complaint was forwarded to the Manesar Police Station, a police officer privy to the case said. An FIR was registered at Manesar Police Station on Wednesday under sections 420 (cheating), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) of the Indian Penal Code. The woman to whom the machine was allotted by the government has been identified, but is yet to be arrested. The ADC’s office had formed a team to find operators who were charging extra money for issuing Aadhaar cards and it was during these inspections that they found Vinod. The officer said that on September 6, Vinod attacked the officials and later ran away from the area. He later gave back the machine to the woman from whom he had taken it.