New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday voiced concern over a "new type of fraud" involving individuals from dominant upper-caste backgrounds in Haryana converting to Buddhism solely to claim minority reservation benefits. The top court sought a report from the chief secretary of Haryana as to how minority certificates are being granted and issued in the state. When counsel for the petitioner responded that he belonged to the Jaat Punia community, the CJI asked as to how he could then claim minority status. The bench asked the Haryana chief secretary to place on record the guidelines governing the issuance of minority certificates and to clarify whether candidates from the upper-caste general category can claim minority status by citing religious conversion. "Let the chief secretary of Haryana inform:What are the guidelines for issuing a minority certificate?