Ex-Mumbai corporator Ramesh Kamble booked over 2002 BMC caste fraud
India
Former Mumbai corporator Ramesh Kamble is facing an FIR after allegedly using a fake caste certificate to win a reserved seat in the 2002 BMC elections.
He claimed to be Hindu (Mahar) but was later found to be Christian, after a complaint by runner-up Rajendra Waghmare.
Chembur police lodged FIR against Kamble
After this came out, Kamble was disqualified and lost his position. His appeals didn't work out: both the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court sided against him.
Official reports confirmed his Christian identity through school and baptism records, leading police to register a new FIR years later.
The investigation has now moved forward at Chembur police station.