Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Mumbai Police Bust Fake Documents Racket; Four Arrested
The police in Mumbai, a big city in India, found people who were making fake documents.
Documents are papers that show who you are or that you finished school.
These people made fake Aadhaar cards, which many Indians use like an ID card.
They also made fake birth certificates and fake school and college certificates.
The police searched two places where these fake documents were made.
They found 32 fake birth certificates and many other forged papers.
The police arrested four people for making these fake documents.
Official cases have been registered against them under a law called the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.
The police say the investigation is still going on, so more information may come out later.
Mumbai Police arrested four people in two separate cases linked to a racket making fake Aadhaar cards, birth certificates and educational documents.
A raid at an Aadhaar centre in Balaji Nagar, Dahisar, led to the seizure of 32 fake birth certificates and documents bearing forged signatures, seals and college certificates.
Suresh Kumar Yadav and Umed Dattatray Singh were arrested after allegedly preparing forged documents and using them for Aadhaar card updates.
A follow-up raid at an Aadhaar centre in Poisar, Kandivali, uncovered forged documents and equipment used for Aadhaar updates.
Satyam Lalan Mishra (33) and Akash Bhagwan Patwa (24) were arrested, and cases were registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).
- Who
- Mumbai Police and the accused Suresh Kumar Yadav, Umed Dattatray Singh, Satyam Lalan Mishra (33) and Akash Bhagwan Patwa (24).
- What
- Police busted a racket producing fake Aadhaar cards, birth certificates and educational documents, arresting four people in two cases.
- When
- The arrests were announced on Wednesday; no specific date was given.
- Where
- Mumbai, at Aadhaar centres in Balaji Nagar, Dahisar, and Poisar, Kandivali.
- Why
- The accused allegedly prepared forged documents and used them for Aadhaar card updates; interrogation led police to a second raid.
- Police force
- Mumbai Police
- Arrests
- 4 persons in two separate cases
- First raid
- Aadhaar centre, Balaji Nagar, Dahisar
- Second raid
- Aadhaar centre, Poisar, Kandivali
- Seized items
- 32 fake birth certificates; forged school leaving and college certificates
- Other confiscated documents
- Fake residence, SC/ST and citizenship certificates
- Accused
- Suresh Kumar Yadav, Umed Dattatray Singh, Satyam Lalan Mishra (33), Akash Bhagwan Patwa (24)
- Legal action
- Cases under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS); investigation underway