Another key accused in the fake birth certificate and passport case was intercepted last night from neighbouring Hooghly district, leading to five subsequent arrests in a fortnight.
Since ages, women and children have been entitled to adopt the men's identity (caste, creed, and religion). Whether married or single, or even an unwed mother, the name of the father has always been mandatory for completing any documents in the country.
Two-year-old Sanket and four-year-old Shubh in Uttar Pradesh were reportedly registered as 102 and 104 in their birth certificates, because their parents did not pay bribe to officials.