{
  "id": 5813117,
  "title": "Jharkhand Electoral Roll Case: Four Booked For Allegedly Submitting Fake Documents, CSC Operator Named In FIR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/jharkhand-electoral-roll-case-four-booked-for-allegedly-submitting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T18:26:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/jharkhand-electoral-roll-case-four-booked-for-allegedly-submitting-fake-documents-csc-operator-named-in-fir"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ranchi: Four individuals from Ahut village in Barharwa block of Sahibganj district have been booked in a case involving the submission of fake documents to add their names to the electoral roll, according to the Jharkhand chief electoral officer K Ravi Kumar. Rubeda Bewa, Rabi Sheikh, Pintu Sheikh and Sentu Sheikh are accused of submitting fraudulent residential certificates, prepared and provided by Mohammad Salim, an operator of a Common Service Centre (CSC). Four FIRs have been registered - one against the four individuals and another against the CSC operator. The chief electoral officer visited Sahibganj during his four-day inspection tour of Santhal Pargana region, conducting on-site verification of cases related to suspected electoral roll entries. Kumar personally verified the residences and records of the individuals, directing officials to thoroughly investigate each case and ensure strict legal action against those attempting to manipulate the electoral process through false documents.",
  "summary": "Ranchi: Four ineligible persons, CSC operator booked for ‘submitting fake’ documents to get names added to electoral roll in Jharkhand following a direction by Jharkhand chief electoral officer K Ravi Kumar in this regard. Four persons from Ahut village in Barharwa block in Sahibganj district have been identified in the list of cases involving suspected documents. Rubeda Bewa, Rabi Sheikh, Pintu…",
  "key_points": [
    "Four individuals booked for submitting fake documents to electoral roll.",
    "Mohammad Salim, CSC operator, named in FIRs.",
    "Chief electoral officer inspects Sahibganj district for electoral roll cases."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}