Overview

• Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced on July 30 that 42,000 suspect birth certificates held by illegal Bangladeshi residents have been identified for cancellation.
• District collectors will revoke the certificates and forward copies to the state’s revenue and health departments by August 15 for record correction.
• A special task force has been established to audit registries, with authorities expecting the final tally of fraudulent documents to exceed current estimates.
• Earlier this year, two Malegaon officials were suspended after allegations by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya that nearly 4,000 certificates were issued on forged documents.
• The certificate purge follows a multi-year enforcement campaign that saw 716 arrests and 202 deportations of illegal Bangladeshi residents in 2024.