Internet Operator Uses e-Sign to Issue Death Certificates to Live Persons in Siddipet

A private internet operator from Musheerabad allegedly issued death certificates for those who were alive by misusing the government e-sign dongle. 

He also gave birth certificates to two children within his family and one certificate to another child.

The operator identified as S Ramesh managed to give 21 death and three birth certificates with the help of a dongle secured from the former Rampur Gram Panchayat Secretary Bhukya Madhu in Siddipet. Ramesh allegedly gave death certificates after establishing contacts with the persons known to him in Hyderabad, Siddipet, Lingalaghanpur and other



villages.

According to police, every Gram Panchayat Secretary gets the government's e-sign dongle access with a dedicated key number for issuing birth and death certificates. But after Madhu was transferred, another Secretary Santosh took charge.

He checked the browser history and much to his surprise, he found that 24 certificates were issued from February to September 2026 even though he did not issue any certificate raising more suspicion.

When the officials questioned Madhu about it, Madhu admitted that the internet operator Ramesh from Musheerabad accessed it and issued certificates.