Overview
- Mulund Police in Mumbai registered an FIR naming 367 people accused of illegally obtaining birth certificates.
- The case cites Sections 336(3), 340(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita along with Section 23 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.
- The FIR follows a complaint by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and alleges that many accused are reportedly Bangladeshi nationals, a claim now under investigation.
- Related probes include November arrests by Jalgaon Police of 43 people over alleged forged court orders and stolen court seals used to secure birth records.
- On the same day, Deonar Police registered a separate FIR over 106 suspicious late registrations, and Mulund officials flagged four applicants for allegedly submitting forged documents, with inquiries continuing.