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News18
23-05-2025
- News18
Madhya Pradesh 'Snakebite Scam': ₹11 Crore Paid To Fake Victims, 21 Arrested
Last Updated: Over Rs 11 crore was siphoned off in Madhya Pradesh by faking snakebite deaths, with officials issuing bogus certificates and compensations in the names of the living. More than Rs 11 crore were paid fraudulently as compensation in Madhya Pradesh by declaring alive or non-existing people as dead from a snakebite, an official investigation has found. As many as 21 persons have been arrested for the scam that unfolded between 2019 and 2022, officials told PTI Videos. Scamsters exploited the government rule under which a compensation of Rs 4 lakh is paid to the victims of natural calamities which include snakebites. '279 fictitious names were used for withdrawing money from the treasury for paying compensation to snakebite victims in connivance with officials. The amount was sanctioned without checking death certificates, police verification reports and post-mortem reports," Joint Director (Budget and Accounts Department) of Jabalpur division Rohit Singh Kaushal told PTI Videos earlier this week. Sachin Dahayat, an assistant grade-3 employee, was the key conspirator who in connivance with other officials allegedly manipulated the government's Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) and withdrew money, he said. 'During our probe, it was found that those declared dead (due to a snakebite) on paper were actually alive. Also, there were many fictitious names on the list of dead persons," said Kaushal. A total of Rs 11.26 crore were transferred to 46 accounts fraudulently, said Keolari police station in-charge S S Ram Tekkar, adding that 21 persons have been arrested. 'The main accused Sachin Dahayat is already in custody and efforts are on to arrest 25 more suspects," he told PTI Videos. In some cases, Kaushal said, multiple death certificates were issued in the same name for claiming compensation. But a PTI Videos team found him very much alive at Malari village in Seoni district. 'I had heard that such a scam was happening in Keolari tehsil. Now that you have come here, I've learnt that I have been declared dead and money has been withdrawn in my name. But nothing has happened to me," Baghel told the PTI Videos team. 'The government must take strict action against corrupt officers so that such things do not take place in the future," he said. Even Baghel's family members were shocked to learn that someone used his name to claim compensation. 'Yes, he lives here," said Durven Singh Baghel, Sant Kumar's uncle. 'He is my nephew, and he did not die from snakebite. He is alive, and his current age is 75," Durven Singh added. While Baghel exists but was declared dead on official records, `Dwarka Bai, resident of Bichhua Raiyat village' apparently never existed, yet multiple death certificates were issued in her name, the probe found. 'In her name, Rs 4 lakh were withdrawn 28 times," said an official. Keshuram Ghazal (59), a resident of Bichhua Raiyat, told PTI Videos, 'No, there is no woman by that name in this village. Nor is there any report about a snake having bitten that woman….if she doesn't live here, how would we know about her? 'This is the first time I am hearing about a woman by this name, from you," he added. Sarpanch Arjun Rai confirmed this. 'There is no woman here by that name….No such snakebite incident has taken place," he asserted. Similarly, there are `Shri Ram' and `Ram Prasad' in whose names fake death certificates were issued. `Vishnu Prasad', a resident of Suktara village, died due to a snakebite and compensation was paid, as per official records. Except that local villagers have never heard of any such person. 'No, there is no one named Vishnu Prasad in our gram panchayat area who died from a snakebite," said Pritam Singh, a local resident. 'This is a scam. We have been learning through the media over the past four years that a huge scam is taking place in our Keolari tehsil," he said. First Published: News india Madhya Pradesh 'Snakebite Scam': ₹11 Crore Paid To Fake Victims, 21 Arrested
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Time of India
11 Cr. scam: How 47 people died in a 280 times with 'snake bites'
In India, schemes like RBC 6(4) are meant to offer compassionate support, granting ₹4 lakh to the families of victims. However, when the same system that is built to aid the vulnerable is manipulated, the results are deeply disturbing. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Sadly, instances of fraud and misuse of disaster compensation schemes are not rare. Fake deaths, forged documents, and bogus claims have crept into a process designed for human compassion. What makes these cases even more tragic is that the misuse not only drains public funds but also erodes public trust and makes it worse for the genuine victims, as scams like these also lead to the denial of rightful compensation to them. Recently, the exposure of a scam in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district is one such example that remained hidden in plain sight for many years. Shockingly, 47 people were declared dead 280 times in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district between 2019 and 2022, and a natural disaster relief amount of ₹4 lakh was issued each time, amounting to a total scam of ₹11.26 crore. The scam was exposed during an audit by the Revenue and Accounts Department in November 2022. Rohit Singh Kaushal, the Investigation Officer from the Treasury and Accounts Department, confirmed the findings, saying, 'The relief amount is given to the kin of people who died of snake-bite or drowning. After investigation, we found that ₹11 crore 26 lakh has been misappropriated and sent to the accounts of 47 people,' as reported by India Today. An example from the incident includes a woman named Dwarka Bai, who had died of a snake bite. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now She was declared dead 29 times, with relief amounts totalling ₹1.16 crore being disbursed in her name. Similarly, a man named Shri Ram was shown dead 28 times, with ₹4 lakh sanctioned each time. The mastermind, Sachin Dahayat, a clerk at the Keolari Tehsil Office, reportedly manipulated 280 cases of death due to natural disasters and routed the funds into the accounts of relatives and acquaintances. He has since been dismissed from service and arrested, along with 20 others. District Magistrate Sanskriti Jain said, 'Between 2019 and 2022, a clerk, Sachin Dahayat in Keolari tehsil had transferred money in many RBC 6(4) cases to other accounts. This was reported to be a scam of ₹11 crore 26 lakh, which was duly investigated.' Legal action has also been recommended against SDM Amit Singh Bamroliya and four tehsildars posted in Keolari during the time the fraud occurred. Authorities are still unsure whether many of the people declared dead are actually alive, as post-mortem reports and death certificates have not been submitted despite repeated requests.
India Today
22-05-2025
- India Today
47 people declared dead 280 times in Madhya Pradesh under 'snake-bite scam'
In a bizarre incident, 47 people were declared dead 280 times in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh and the natural disaster relief amount of Rs 4 lakh was sanctioned every time, resulting in a total corruption of Rs 11 crore 26 incidents came to light following an investigation by the Revenue and Accounts department and 37 people have been accused in the case. Twenty-one people, including the mastermind, have already been example, a woman, Dwarka Bai, who died of a snake-bite, was declared dead 29 times by officials. Each time a relief amount of Rs 4 lakh was sanctioned in her name with a total of Rs 1 crore 16 lakh being disbursed. Similar was the case with Shri Ram, who was declared dead 28 times and every time Rs 4 lakh was sanctioned in his name as incidents of misappropriation took place during 2019-2022 and were revealed during the audit of the revenue department in November 2022."The relief amount is given to the kin of people who died of snake-bite or drowning. After investigation, we found that Rs 11 crore 26 Lakh has been misappropriated and sent to the accounts of 47 people," said Rohit Singh Kaushal, Investigation Officer, Treasury and Accounts is still unknown whether the people against whose names the amounts were sanctioned using fake documents are actually dead or alive as post-mortem reports and death certificates have not been provided despite repeated requests. We have sent the investigation report to the government and the Seoni collector," he the investigation, Sachin Dahayat, a clerk in the Tehsil Office of Keolari, was found guilty of the misappropriation. He reportedly got the amount sanctioned in the name of 280 people by showing their deaths due to snake bite, drowning and lightning and deposited in the bank accounts of his relatives and investigation report has also recommended legal action against SDM Amit Singh Bamroliya and four tehsildars posted in Keolari from 2019 to 2022."Between the years 2019 and 2022, a clerk, Sachin Dahayat in Keolari tehsil had transferred money in many RBC 64 cases to other accounts. This was reported to be a scam of 11 crore 26 lakhs, which was duly investigated. An investigation report has been submitted by the Finance Department now," said Sanskriti Jain, District Magistrate of has been dismissed from service and is among the 21 people arrested so far in this Watch IN THIS STORY#Madhya Pradesh
