RANCHI: After it was revealed that the benefits of the Maiyan Samman Yojana, exclusively meant for the women of Jharkhand, were being availed not only by woman from other states but also men in Bihar and West Bengal, the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is all set to take over the case.
Notably, as many as 172 people, both men and women, were booked in Jamshedpur, not only for fraudulently registering themselves with the scheme, but also taking financial assistance of Rs 2500.
An FIR has been registered at Galudih police station against 39 residents of Kishanganj in Bihar and 133 of North Dinajpur district of West Bengal on July 9.
Interestingly, 40 of the total beneficiaries, taking advantage of the scheme, were found to be men. Not only that, these 40 men have also registered names of men in the column of husband's name in the application form.
“Now the CID will take over the case registered at Galudih Police Station. It will try to find out whether such fraud has happened in other districts as well and who all are involved in it,” said a senior police official, requesting anonymity. The CID will investigate how such a large number of non-eligible beneficiaries were selected and the entire network behind it, he added.
In the FIR, lodged in the case, 12 such people were found to not have any clear address, despite this, they were given the benefit of the scheme.
“All the 172 accused persons forged documents by showing themselves as women during the online application. Out of these, 10 men are residents of Bihar and 30 men are residents of West Bengal,” stated the FIR.
This FIR was registered at Galudih police station by secretary in-charge of Hendaljuri Panchayat Mangal Tudu under sections 318(4), 338, 339, 336 and 61(2)/3(5) of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) as well as sections 65, 66(C), 66(D) of the IT Act.
Though the amount was not mentioned in the FIR, it is estimated that through fake documents, Rs 9 lakh 57 thousand were sent to the bank accounts of 172 Muslims of Bengal and Bihar under the first instalment of Rs 2,500.