An offence was registered against three persons, including two women, for allegedly forging a birth certificate and presenting it to the Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC) in Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.

Based on a complaint, the police registered a case against Yasmin Mohammad Hussain Ansari and her brother-in-law Firoz Nizam Ansari and sister Saba Nasrin Ansari, an official said.