Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Mayor Ritu Tawde held a meeting and said that the Health Department should seize 237 fake birth certificates issued to citizens living illegally in Mumbai within a month and should also investigate the birth certificates of hawkers.
Mayor Ritu intends to take action against Bangladeshi hawkers
A few days ago, Mayor Ritu Tawde had expressed her intention to take action against fake birth certificate hawkers, especially Bangladeshi hawkers. In this regard, a review meeting of the concerned officials was held yesterday (February 13, 2026) in the Mayor Hall of the Municipal Corporation Headquarters. In which 237 fake birth certificates issued to illegal citizens were ordered to be confiscated within a month.
On this occasion, Deputy Mayor Sanjay Ghadi, BJP Group Leader Ganesh Khankar, former MP Kirit Somaiya, Corporator Nil Somaiya, Prakash Gangadhar, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Western Suburbs) Dr. Vipin Sharma, Deputy Commissioner (Public Health) Shashard Udhe, Executive Health Officer Dr. Daksha Shah along with the concerned Tehsildar, Licensing Department and Police Department were present. Concerned officials were also present.
Order to register cases against doctors giving illegal certificates
Deputy Commissioner Public Health, Sharad Udhe said that 237 certificates have been canceled on the portal. However, the Mayor has also directed to register a criminal case against the concerned doctors and concerned health officials who distributed the certificates illegally. So far, criminal action has been taken against 8 people.
The Mayor directed to take action against the remaining people also from Monday (February 16, 2026) and in cases of delayed birth certificates, has demanded re-examination of the certificates which were distributed after 21 days. Two medical officers were suspended and action has been taken against others. He said that all the documents after January 1, 2016 will be examined.