Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Four Officials Booked Over Alleged Akola Birth Certificate Scam
Police in Maharashtra have booked four officials over birth certificates that may have been made using forged papers.
The certificates were issued through Alegaon gram panchayat in Akola district.
The case involves 1,101 certificates.
Investigators said some applications were missing and some fees were not paid.
They also found certificates issued when original records were unavailable.
A special team reported that some registrations relied on old records and allegedly forged documents.
Kirit Somaiya had earlier claimed that Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India obtained the certificates.
That claim is attributed to him and is not presented as a finding in the report.
Police booked four officials over allegedly forged birth certificates issued through Alegaon gram panchayat in Akola district.
The case concerns 1,101 certificates, some of whose original records are now unavailable.
The officials were booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after a complaint by Akola additional district health officer Shashikant Ramrao Pawar.
A special investigation team found missing applications, unpaid prescribed fees and certificates issued without original records.
Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya first raised the issue and claimed Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India had obtained the certificates.
- Who
- Four officials: RH Deshmukh, JP Tayade, KPM Nimsarkar and Ganesh Jadhav; the complaint was made by Shashikant Ramrao Pawar.
- What
- The officials were booked over alleged use of forged documents to issue birth certificates.
- When
- The report is dated October 10; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Alegaon gram panchayat, Akola district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The case followed allegations and a special investigation team's findings concerning irregular issuance of 1,101 birth certificates.
Allegation
Investigation findings
Who obtained the certificates
Allegation
Kirit Somaiya claimed that Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in India procured the allegedly fake certificates.
Investigation findings
The report describes procedural irregularities found by the SIT but does not say those findings confirmed Somaiya's claim about who obtained the certificates.
- Officials booked
- RH Deshmukh, JP Tayade, KPM Nimsarkar and Ganesh Jadhav
- Certificates in question
- 1,101
- Location
- Alegaon gram panchayat, Akola district, Maharashtra
- Complainant
- Shashikant Ramrao Pawar, Akola additional district health officer
- Investigative findings
- Some applications were missing, prescribed fees were not charged, and some certificates lacked original records.
- Registration system
- The report said Maharashtra has used the CRS portal for birth registration since 2016.
- Earlier allegation
- Kirit Somaiya claimed Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in India had obtained the certificates.