As much as Rs 167 crore was deposited by 31.21 lakh customers in their Airtel Payments Bank accounts which were activated without their “informed consent”, leading to suspension of Aadhaar-linked KYC verification of Bharti Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank. The malpractice came to light after the UIDAI investigated a complaint from an individual who said Bharti Airtel not only opened a payments bank account without his permission but also linked it to receive LPG subsidy. After investigating the case, the UIDAI in its interim order barred Bharti Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank from conducting Aadhaar linked e-KYC verification of SIM cards and bank clients.
— source timesofindia.indiatimes.com 2017-12-19