Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jun 15 (PTI) The newly elected chairman of Khatoli municipality has been booked for fraudulently getting a backward class certificate to win the urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday.

Manish Kumar, SHO, Khatoli police station said a case was registered against Khatoli municipality chairman Shahnawaz on the complaint of a local official.

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According to police, Shahnawaz was found to be of general category, but he managed to get the fake caste certificate.

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Further investigation is on in the matter, they added.

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