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The card belonged to Premraj Hutagi, a railway employee in the Tumakuru division of Indian Railways.
He claimed that he does not have any connection with the incident and that he learnt of it only after the police informed him.
Hutagi lost his Aadhar card last year and as he had a unique ID with him, he applied for a new card. “I never knew it would be misused to this extent,” he added.
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The accused has been identified as Sharik, a resident of Shivamogga. He was out on bail at the time of the incident. He was earlier arrested for painting pro-terrorism graffiti in Mangaluru and was jailed under UAPA.