IN PHOTOS: Mumbai Police bust fake ration card and MMRDA document racket

Updated On: 11 February, 2026 02:06 PM IST | Tarun Verma

Mumbai Police have arrested a 21-year-old for allegedly running a fake government document racket, seizing 443 forged ration cards and bogus MMRDA allotment letters. Police suspect a larger network and are probing possible misuse for illegal benefits and identity fraud (Illustrations/Uday Mohite and Representational Pic)

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Sujal revealed the name of Rakesh Bhagat Singh, 43, who worked at a rationing office in Chembur, as an accomplice

<p>The team detained him in Malad East over the weekend, and a personal search led to the recovery of three fake ration cards, two forged MMRDA allotment letters, and a blank survey receipt used for hutment regularisation</p>

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The team detained him in Malad East over the weekend, and a personal search led to the recovery of three fake ration cards, two forged MMRDA allotment letters, and a blank survey receipt used for hutment regularisation

<p>During interrogation, Sujal disclosed that his father Shivaji Dayal had been running the same illegal operation for years before he passed away last year</p>

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During interrogation, Sujal disclosed that his father Shivaji Dayal had been running the same illegal operation for years before he passed away last year

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Sujal revealed that he would immerse ordinary paper in a tea brew, giving it a brownish shade similar to official ration card pages

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The accused was arrested after police received a tip-off

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