The Maharashtra government set up a Special Investigation Team or SIT to look into some potentially fake birth certificates in Malegaon. This happened after a BJP leader said that maybe a thousand Bangladeshi and Rohingya Muslims used these fake papers to get Indian citizenship. This has made some people worry that it’s a way of targeting the Muslim community. The SIT is there to check if these claims are actually true.
Local people and leaders are not happy about the SIT. They think it’s a political move to scare and bother Muslims in Malegaon. They say this investigation is part of a bigger plan to make Muslims look bad and feel left out. They also mentioned that people now feel worried and unsafe because they are afraid of being wrongly accused.
Right now the SIT is still investigating. They will be checking birth records and maybe even talking to people who might have used fake documents. What they find and any legal action they take will show if there was really a big issue with fraud. This investigation is a local action taken that has had a big impact on the people of Malegaon.