‘Over 42,000 fake birth certificates of illegal Bangladeshis cancelled in Maharashtra till now, but many more exist'
'By 15 August, all the fake birth certificates will be cancelled,' he said.
'Many illegal Bangladeshis have so far taken birth certificates in Maharashtra. But now, we have formed a task force to look into it. The Collectors have been given the responsibility at the district level to cancel all the fake certificates. These certificates will be collected till August 15. We have informed them that they should send a copy of these cancelled certificate to the Health Department as well as to the Revenue Department,' Mr Bawankule said. He has already spoken with the Chief Secretary of the State over the issue.
The State government has started working on it as a part of the task force.
As per the data provided by BSF, Maharashtra has so far handed over 110 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. The State government has also set up a Special Investigation Team to probe into the issuance of birth and death certificates after a BJP leader had claimed a large-scale scam of fake birth certificates to illegal Bangladeshis.
Kirit Somaiya had alleged that many illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingyas were staying in parts of Maharashtra by using fake documents.
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