Viral Circular About Thieves Entering Societies Peddled As Recent

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BOOM found that the circular is old and was issued for private use. It is not an official government advisory for housing societies and there is no evidence that the scam took place. We had previously debunked this claim in March 2024 when it was viral as an official government notice.

BOOM had, at that time, visited the housing complex whose address was mentioned in the circular and spoken to the committee members. Rajesh Syal, vice president of the housing committee, told BOOM, "This is not a notification from the government in any way.

We had heard of cases of fraud by collecting biometric data in the name of Ayushman Bharat Yojana, so we issued this notice to alert the residents of our society." Syal also said that the complex was a cooperative society and not a government department or affiliate in any way.

Further, the circular states that the thieves would claim to be government employees carrying out census work. However, the Indian government has not announced any official dates for the census.