Fake Passport Racket Prompts BMC Probe Into Suspected Forged Certificates In Bhopal
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): After the exposure of a fake passport racket, Bhopal Municipal Corporation is set to begin scrutinising past cases of suspicious birth and death certificates and plans to lodge FIRs wherever forgery is established. The BMC has also sought police action against a broker accused of facilitating the procurement of forged certificates and allegedly creating disturbances at…
Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is investigating a fake passport racket that has led to suspicions surrounding forged birth and death certificates. The BMC has requested police action against a broker accused of facilitating the procurement of forged certificates and causing disturbances at the birth and death registration branch at ISBT.
The corporation is examining software and applications allegedly used to prepare or facilitate these fake certificates. Several suspicious cases have been linked to certificates forwarded by collector offices years after the original birth or death was registered. BMC officials suspect that brokers approached authorities claiming to be relatives of certificate holders, pressuring officials, and creating disputes. CCTV footage from the premises may be examined to verify these allegations.
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