Massive Welfare Fraud Exposed in Madhya Pradesh: Living Workers Declared Dead to Siphon Government Funds

Nov 04, 2025 11:17 pm CST

An extensive welfare fraud scheme has been uncovered in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district where government officials declared living laborers dead to embezzle compensation funds from the Sambal Yojana program. Multiple villagers, including Sajjan Chaudhary and Ganpat Kushwaha, were falsely documented as deceased while officials collected lakhs in funeral payments and compensation through forged certificates, highlighting systemic corruption in the state's welfare distribution system.