MUMBAI, May 2 -- Nearly two weeks after the Panvel Municipal Panchayat Samiti recommended the cancellation of 15 Right to Education (RTE) admissions at a Kharghar school, the Raigad Zilla Parishad has flagged 11 more cases of suspected fraud-this time at Ramseth Thakur Public School in Panvel. These latest recommendations follow a physical verification process, which found that several students had submitted fake residential documents to falsely qualify for RTE seats. The RTE Act, 2009 mandates that private unaided schools reserve 25% of their seats for children from economically weaker sections residing within a 1-km radius. The irregularities first came to light after a parent filed a complaint post the second round of RTE admissions at Vishwajyot High School in Kharghar. The municipal body initially found discrepancies in 15 applications; the zilla parishad later confirmed fraud in 12 of those and uncovered 11 additional cases in Panvel during a parallel inquiry. Acting on the complaint, the state education department directed the schools to conduct a thorough address verification. Parents were given multiple opportunities to provide valid proof of residence but failed to do so. In a letter dated April 21, Raigad education officer Punita Gurav wrote to the director of primary education, recommending the cancellation of all 23 admissions across the two schools. Though all applications were processed online and appeared legitimate at first, the documents were later found to be fraudulent. "After receiving the complaint, we asked the schools to conduct a thorough investigation. The families failed to provide proof of residence even after being given multiple opportunities," the letter stated. The schools conducted a physical verification of the residential addresses provided by the RTE Act applicants and found that none of the families resided in the locations they had submitted, the letter stated....