Yavatmal : A village in Maharashtra has registered 27,397 births in just three months. What is more bizarre is that the population of the village is just 1,500. The abnormal entries have opened a Pandora’s box of a large-scale cyber fraud that is being labelled as one of the biggest birth certificate scams in the state. The irregularities were detected in Shendurusani gram panchayat in Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district during a special drive to verify delayed birth and death registrations between September and November 2025.
The CRS login ID of the gram panchayat was found to be mapped to Mumbai, indicating the handiwork of a sophisticated cybercrime racket. After the incident came to light, the district health officer complained to the Yavatmal city police station. The Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer, Mandar Patki, also set up an inquiry committee under the deputy CEO of the panchayat department. The authorities are now probing how the CRS ID was compromised and whether the fake registrations were used for identity fraud, government scheme benefits, or other illegal activities.]
I have spoken to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and demanded that all these birth registration entries be cancelled,” Somaiya told the media. A case has been registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and under the Information Technology Act. According to govt directives, a verification drive is underway to identify and cancel illegal delayed birth and death registrations. Following the discovery, the DHO informed zilla parishad chief executive officer Mandar Patki, who immediately constituted an inquiry committee headed by deputy chief executive officer of the panchayat department.
The inquiry revealed that 27,397 birth records and seven death records did not fall within the gram panchayat’s jurisdiction and were deemed highly suspicious. A technical investigation was then initiated through the deputy director of health services, Pune. The matter was further referred to the office of additional registrar general of India, New Delhi, and the National Informatics Centre (NIC). Their assessment pointed to a strong likelihood that the entries were created through cyber fraud.
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