Overview

• Mintu Kumar Nirala, executive assistant in Masaurhi, was arrested for issuing a forged residence certificate to Dog Babu and is under investigation for alleged political links
• Nawada District Magistrate Ravi Prakash ordered an FIR and a thorough probe after ‘Dogesh Babu’ appeared as a residence certificate applicant with a dog’s photo
• Jehanabad officials filed a cyber police complaint over an income certificate application listing ‘Samsung’ as the applicant and ‘iPhone’ and ‘Smartphone’ as parents
• East Champaran police lodged an FIR in Kotwa after an application used the name ‘Sonalika Tractor’ and an actress’s image to seek a residence certificate
• District administrations are cancelling fraudulent certificates, registering multiple FIRs and reviewing RTPS portal controls under Election Commission rules