Parents arranged fake certificate for ‘viral girl’:Mother says, ‘I am illiterate, signed documents wherever told with thumb impression’

The fake birth certificate of the viral girl who came into the limelight from Prayagraj Mahakumbh was made by her parents. Her mother revealed this in a conversation with Bhaskar. The mother said, “I am illiterate. When my daughter and father were in Ujjain, a man came to our house. Whatever paper he asked me to put my thumbprint on, I would put it. My daughter was born in a hospital, I had gone there.” It should be noted that in March, the viral girl married Farhan Khan in Kerala. The National Scheduled Tribes Commission received a complaint that she is a minor. This was also proven in the investigation. The documents presented at the wedding were also found to be fake. After the commission’s report, Bhaskar investigated in Maheshwar and discovered the fake certificate and administrative negligence. Nikah in Kerala, case in Maheshwar The nikah of the viral girl and Farman Khan took place on March 11, 2026 in Kerala. At that time she was claimed to be an adult. On March 17, 2026, Advocate Pratham Dubey filed a complaint with the commission stating she was a minor. He also raised the issue of possible collusion of CPI-M leaders and organizations like PFI. Revelation from Hospital Records After the complaint, the commission’s team conducted an investigation. In the Maheshwar hospital records, the girl’s birth was found registered as December 30, 2009. At the time of marriage on March 11, 2026, her age was 16 years 2 months. A fake birth certificate from Maheshwar Municipality was used to register the marriage in Puar village, Kerala, and action is underway to cancel it. The investigation found that the accused and the victim had been staying in VIP hotels for three months. The case was also investigated from the angle of trafficking of tribal children. Mother said, ‘I am illiterate, I put my thumbprint as I was told’ In conversation with Bhaskar, the mother said that it has been 15-20 days since she talked to her daughter. I said that until she comes home, I will not eat. She is a simple girl. She has been fed something. If we had known about the marriage, we would not have let her go. She had said that she would do acting and come back. The father was dropped on the road. The husband did not have money, we sent money, then he returned. Regarding the fake certificate, the mother said that at that time her husband and daughter were in Ujjain for shooting and I was in Maheshwar. It was said that the daughter would become a star and certificates were needed for the passport. A person came and kept getting papers prepared, being illiterate I kept putting my thumbprint. At the hospital it was said that the certificate would not be issued now. That person got papers written and issued, I only kept putting my thumbprint. Now know how the fake certificate was made In this matter, questions have been raised about the role of the Municipal Council and Tehsil office. Contradictions are visible in the statements of CMO Priyanka Pandey and BMO Dr. Atul Gaur. Municipal Council’s Side: According to CMO Priyanka Pandey, in May 2025, the mother gave an affidavit stating that the birth took place at home. The certificate was issued on June 5, 2025 on the Tehsildar’s order. Now after investigation, it has been cancelled. Hospital’s Record: BMO Dr. Atul Gaur said that the birth took place in a government hospital and the record has been available since 2009. According to rules, in such a case, the Municipal Council did not have the authority to issue a ‘home birth’ certificate. This is a case of document forgery. FIR Registered, Marriage Registration Cancelled Following the commission’s recommendation, a case has been registered under various sections at Maheshwar police station. With the girl being proven to be a minor, action against Farman Khan under the POCSO Act and Child Marriage Prohibition Act is certain. Intermediaries and employees involved in creating fake certificates are also being investigated. Maheshwar police and agencies are preparing for the girl’s return from Kerala and the arrest of the accused. Father Also Submitted Application Monalisa’s father had submitted an application to the BMO on March 18, 2026, stating that his daughter was born in 2009 and requested a certificate with the date. In the mother’s application last year, it was written that the birth took place at home. When the video went viral, it seemed the daughter of society would enter the mainstream When the video of the minor went viral at Prayagraj Kumbh, it seemed that the daughter of the Pardhi community would enter the mainstream. But now the case is under suspicion of ‘human trafficking’ and ‘religious conversion’. One section considers it ‘love jihad’, while human rights activists are calling it a case of exploitation of a minor.