Dogs in, humans out: 'Dog Babu' gets Patna residence certificate; Yogendra Yadav says 'this is acceptable in Bihar's SIR but not Aadhaar card'

Swaraj India member Yogendra Yadav took a dig at the Bihar government for issuing a residence certificate to a dog in Patna and said that this is the same certificate that is being considered for SIR, "while Aadhaar and ration cards are being called fake."

A bizarre incident from Bihar caught everyone's attention, including Yogendra Yadav. A dog from Bihar's Patna district received the residence certificate.

The residence certificate, issued from the Bihar RTPS's portal of Masaurhi Zone Office, carries the digital signature of Murari Chauhan, revenue officer of Masaurhi Zone Office. The authenticity of the certificate has put the entire system under the scanner, raising questions on how the tampering occurred.


The certificate (number BRCCO/2025/15933581) has a picture of a dog and his name is ' Dog Babu '. The address is mentioned as Mohalla Kaulichak, Ward No 15, Nagar Parishad Masaurhi.

Looking at the weird certificate, Yadav said in a post on X, "See it with your own eyes! On July 24 in Bihar, a dog got a residence certificate issued. This is the same certificate that is being accepted in Bihar under SIR, while Aadhaar and ration cards are being called fake.Check the photo and name yourself: ‘Dog Babu’, father’s name ‘Kutta Babu’, mother’s name ‘Kutiya Babu’, and address – Kaulichak Mohalla, Ward Number 15, Masaurhi Municipal Council. The certificate number is BRCCO/2025/15933581."

The District Administration of Patna assured that an FIR has been registered at the local police station against the applicant, the computer operator, and the officer who issued the certificate.

मसौढ़ी अंचल में ‘डॉग बाबू' के नाम से निवास प्रमाण पत्र निर्गत करने का मामला प्रकाश में आया है। मामला संज्ञान में आते ही उक्त निवास प्रमाण पत्र रद्द कर दिया गया है।

साथ ही आवेदक, कंप्यूटर ऑपरेटर एवं प्रमाण पत्र निर्गत करने वाले पदाधिकारी के विरुद्ध स्थानीय थाना में प्राथमिकी… pic.twitter.com/XGB3aM1IGq

— District Administration Patna (@dm_patna) July 28, 2025

Replying to Yadav, the administration said, "The Sub-Divisional Officer, Masaurhi, has been directed to conduct a detailed investigation of the entire matter and submit a report within 24 hours. Departmental and disciplinary action will be taken against the guilty employees and officers."

BJP also replied and said that the purpose of the SIR is to identify such infiltrators and those who have obtained fake certificates (including elements like these), who have illegally acquired citizenship-related benefits.

"Those who are getting flustered seeing themselves exposed are the ones now trying to give a communal color to this constitutionally compliant process. Foreign agencies and their informants in India are also active in this," BJP IT chief Amit Malviya said while replying t Yadav's post.

This post triggered online debate where one user said, "Any person who deliberately applies with a fake name or photo should be fined Rs 5,000 or more as a penalty. Fraud on digital portals must be stopped, and this joke should be taken seriously — no application should be accepted without a mobile number."

Another said: "This is not the misfortune of the Election Commission but of Bihar, and it shows how low the standard of employees in Bihar is."