LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- The Rae Bareli district administration has launched a sweeping exercise to nullify 52,846 forged birth certificates allegedly issued across 12 gram panchayats in the Salon development block. The large-scale document fraud came under the scanner after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) flagged the region for irregularities during its probe into illegal Bangladeshi migrants and Rohingya infiltrators last year.

The action marks a major step in the state's ongoing verification campaign targeting undocumented foreign nationals and identity fraud networks operating across multiple districts.

Rae Bareli chief development officer (CDO) Anjulata confirmed that the nullification process has officially begun, with more tha...