We have so far got back only four of the 3025 documents sent to different authorities under the Delhi government,” Hazela said. “While a large portion of this verification has been completed, leading to discovery of forged documents, most of the documents sent to authorities outside Assam are taking a lot of time,” he said. Most of the persons who submitted forged documents are suspected to be illegal migrants. The number of cases is likely to go up as the process of verifying documents is yet to be completed. “The district authorities have so far registered 137 cases where people have used forged documents to prove their Indian citizenship and thus get themselves enlisted in the NRC.

Source: Indian Express August 01, 2016 13:52 UTC