Continued from page 01 THE Collectoru2019s office decides the legality of the centres and hence will inform the police about the same.

u201c The Thane Crime Branch has simultaneously started investigating the matter. Our officials are recording the statements of shopkeepers in the neighbourhood where the alleged illegal private Aadhaar Centres are operational, to know the nature of their work,u201d said a senior police officer at Unit 1 of the Thane police Crime Branch.