If submitting online, you must provide your Social Security number for verification. My friend died and his family does not know how many bank accounts he had.Is there any office procedure that will help us obtain this information? Seed your Aadhaar number via Branch. Here's how you can link your bank account to your Aadhaar number at an HDFC Bank branch. Get the 'bank account Aadhaar linking form' from the nearest bank branch. Learn how to claim a New York bank account and it's cash of a deceased foreign person through administration and probate. Welcome to the Official Website of the Consulate General of India, New York (USA) From October 1, 2017, death certificates will need to have the deceased person's Aadhaar number. You also have option to submit your digital life certificate using your Aadhar card based authentication through Jeewan Pramaan.