Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde directed district collectors and police to verify identities, cancel fraudulently obtained Aadhaar or other papers, and begin deportation proceedings as per law.
- Mayor Ritu Tawde launched a month-long verification drive, ordered seizure of the 237 cancelled certificates, and directed checks of hawkers’ licences and identity documents across Mumbai.
- The BMC reported eight FIRs and suspensions of health officials, began auditing all birth records issued since 2016, and noted that late registrations should fall under magistrates per SOPs.
- Police action has started, with Kurar police in Malad East detaining a Bangladeshi national this month following confidential inputs and targeted surveillance.
- Opposition figures including Aaditya Thackeray and AIMIM’s Waris Pathan challenged the focus and jurisdiction, while BJP leader Kirit Somaiya alleged far wider birth-record fraud that officials have not yet verified.