<p>Nawada: After the now infamous "dog babu" of rural Patna, another canine, in the nearby district of Nawada in Bihar, has applied for a residence certificate.</p><p>Interestingly, it was none other than Ravi Prakash, a 2016 batch IAS officer and the current district magistrate of Nawada, who blew the lid off the "dogesh babu" episode.</p><p>"Copy cats...or rather I should say Copy dogs, tried applying for a residence certificate from Sirdala, Rajauli...were caught in the act. FIR being registered for lame and stale attempt...," Prakash wrote on his X handle, sharing a screenshot of the application.</p>.<p>The application, dated July 29, has a picture of a furry dog, with parents called "dogesh ke papa" and "dogesh ki mummy".</p>.Bihar the state that never ceases to surprise! This time a residence proof for a dog.<p>Incidentally, Nawada, which borders Jharkhand, is also called the "Jamtara of Bihar", because of its notoriety with regard to cyber frauds.</p><p>It marks the third such instance in Bihar in less than a week, after applications in the names of "dog babu" of Masaurhi and "Sonalika Tractor" in East Champaran, the latter using an internet picture of a Bhojpuri actress.</p><p>In all the cases, the applicants have been booked, and they are now being traced with the help of cyber experts.</p><p>In Masaurhi, two officials have also faced departmental action as the application there ended up being processed and the certificate, thus issued, went viral on social media, before a red-faced administration ordered its annulment.</p><p>Under the Bihar Right To Public Service Act, people can apply online for a residence certificate, which is issued by the official concerned after due verification.</p><p>The special intensive revision of electoral rolls is said to have caused a spurt in applications for residence certificate, which is among 11 documents accepted by the Election Commission, a bone of contention before the Supreme Court, which has been of the view that more commonly available proofs of identity, like Aadhaar card and ration card, be also made admissible.</p>
<p>Nawada: After the now infamous "dog babu" of rural Patna, another canine, in the nearby district of Nawada in Bihar, has applied for a residence certificate.</p><p>Interestingly, it was none other than Ravi Prakash, a 2016 batch IAS officer and the current district magistrate of Nawada, who blew the lid off the "dogesh babu" episode.</p><p>"Copy cats...or rather I should say Copy dogs, tried applying for a residence certificate from Sirdala, Rajauli...were caught in the act. FIR being registered for lame and stale attempt...," Prakash wrote on his X handle, sharing a screenshot of the application.</p>.<p>The application, dated July 29, has a picture of a furry dog, with parents called "dogesh ke papa" and "dogesh ki mummy".</p>.Bihar the state that never ceases to surprise! This time a residence proof for a dog.<p>Incidentally, Nawada, which borders Jharkhand, is also called the "Jamtara of Bihar", because of its notoriety with regard to cyber frauds.</p><p>It marks the third such instance in Bihar in less than a week, after applications in the names of "dog babu" of Masaurhi and "Sonalika Tractor" in East Champaran, the latter using an internet picture of a Bhojpuri actress.</p><p>In all the cases, the applicants have been booked, and they are now being traced with the help of cyber experts.</p><p>In Masaurhi, two officials have also faced departmental action as the application there ended up being processed and the certificate, thus issued, went viral on social media, before a red-faced administration ordered its annulment.</p><p>Under the Bihar Right To Public Service Act, people can apply online for a residence certificate, which is issued by the official concerned after due verification.</p><p>The special intensive revision of electoral rolls is said to have caused a spurt in applications for residence certificate, which is among 11 documents accepted by the Election Commission, a bone of contention before the Supreme Court, which has been of the view that more commonly available proofs of identity, like Aadhaar card and ration card, be also made admissible.</p>