The Malegaon Municipal Corporation (MMC) has cancelled 3,273 fake birth certificates issued fraudulently during 2024 exposing a vast nexus that had allegedly enabled illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators to obtain Indian citizenship documents and enter the voter rolls.
The action follows sustained efforts and continuous pressure by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, who has been relentlessly exposing infiltrator-linked scams in Maharashtra’s urban pockets. The MMC’s confirmation to Somaiya on October 4, 2025, marks a decisive step in purging bogus identities that had crept into Malegaon’s civic and electoral systems.
“The Malegaon Municipal Corporation has cancelled the birth certificates of 3,273 people involved in the Malegaon birth certificate scam. Their Aadhaar cards are also being cancelled. I have written a letter to the Election Commission demanding that their names be removed from the voter list,” Somaiya declared on X, calling this the “biggest action against infiltrators and illegal migrants” in recent history.
3273 Birth Certificates Cancelled at #MALEGAON
Malegaon Municipal Corporation (MMC) informed Me today (4 October 2025)
They MMC have cancelled 3273 Birth Certificates in this week. List of 3273 attached herewith
These Certificates issued Fraudulently during the year 2024.… pic.twitter.com/ocgTCXB8Kx
— Kirit Somaiya (@KiritSomaiya) October 4, 2025
According to official information shared with Somaiya, MMC authorities have cancelled 3,273 birth certificates that were illegally issued in 2024 through manipulated civic records, fake documentation, and forged identity proofs.
DELETE 3273 Bogus Voters of Malegaon
Malegaon Municipal Corporation has cancelled the birth certificates of 3273 people. These Certificates obtained fraudulently & 5 FIR's registered.
Their Aadhaar cards are also being cancelled.
I have written to the Election Commission of… pic.twitter.com/68Orbws6p8
— Kirit Somaiya (@KiritSomaiya) October 6, 2025
These fake birth certificates were allegedly used to create Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, PAN cards, and other official identity documents, granting illegal residents access to welfare schemes, housing benefits, and even voting rights.
The operation came after a months-long audit of the Malegaon birth registry, where glaring irregularities were detected — including duplicate entries, forged signatures, and false hospital records.
Following the exposure, five FIRs have been registered by the Malegaon Police, leading to the prosecution of 539 accused individuals who have already been produced before the Malegaon Court. Criminal proceedings are now being initiated against over 1,000 more applicants and beneficiaries who were found to have obtained fake certificates through middlemen and corrupt civic officials.
This sweeping legal action is being hailed as the largest document fraud bust in Maharashtra’s recent history, and a direct result of Somaiya’s sustained campaign to cleanse the system of illegal infiltrator influence.
In addition to the cancellation of fraudulent birth certificates, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has begun revoking Aadhaar cards issued on the basis of these fake documents.
Somaiya has also written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) demanding the immediate removal of all 3,273 names from the Malegaon voter list, preventing bogus votes and restoring electoral integrity in the region.
“I have written to the Election Commission of India to remove these 3,273 names from the Voters List. We cannot allow infiltrators and fake voters to decide the fate of our democracy,” Somaiya said in a strong statement.
Malegaon a communally sensitive city in Nashik district has long been flagged by intelligence agencies for rampant infiltration by illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya settlers, who have allegedly been using forged civic documents to pass off as Indian citizens.
In 2024, local authorities noticed a suspicious spike in birth certificate registrations, prompting internal scrutiny. Many of the fraudulent certificates were found to have been backdated or supported by fabricated hospital records, suggesting a well-organised racket operating with internal collusion.
Investigators suspect the scam was aimed at artificially inflating voter rolls and altering demographic patterns in key constituencies — a pattern that mirrors similar illegal identity networks busted earlier in Mumbai, Bhiwandi, and Mumbra.
Kirit Somaiya’s name has become synonymous with exposing infiltration-linked scams across Maharashtra. From illegal hawker rackets to bogus ration card networks, Somaiya has consistently unearthed schemes used by illegal migrants to exploit India’s welfare and voting systems.
Preliminary reports suggest that certain civic employees and middlemen were complicit in the fraudulent issuance of certificates. Investigations are now focusing on whether any local political operatives aided the process to secure bogus votes in municipal and assembly elections.
With 3,273 fake identities already exposed and hundreds facing trial, law enforcement agencies are expanding their probe to trace the masterminds, money channels, and digital forgeries involved in the scam.
