‘Over 42,000 fake birth certificates of illegal Bangladeshis cancelled in Maharashtra till now, but many more exist’

Over 42,000 ‘fake’ birth certificates to Bangladeshis staying illegally in Maharashtra have so far been cancelled by the Maharashtra government. In a special drive, the State government will cancel all the ‘fake’ certificates issued to illegal Bangladeshis till August 15, Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Wednesday. He said that the number of such birth certificates to be cancelled in the coming drive is likely to be much higher than the number of certificates cancelled so far.

“By 15 August, all the fake birth certificates will be cancelled,” he said.