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Pension Fraud: Family Faked Death for 7 Years
7 Feb
Summary
- Family fabricated death certificates for seven years.
- Accused fraudulently withdrew pension after employee's death.
- An FIR was registered against five family members in Lucknow.
In Lucknow, the Kaiserbagh police have filed an FIR against five family members for allegedly fabricating multiple death certificates of a retired Lucknow University employee. The family is accused of fraudulently withdrawing his pension for approximately seven years after his passing on December 23, 2017.
The accused allegedly kept the deceased, Putt Lal, officially listed as alive until 2023. They purportedly used Ram Bahadur's brother, Chunnilal, who is illiterate, to impersonate Putt Lal to collect pension payments by obtaining his thumb impressions on official documents.
This scheme continued for several years until Chunnilal became aware of the fraud and submitted an affidavit to Lucknow University. This led the university's pension department to form an inquiry team that confirmed Putt Lal had died years earlier. Based on the inquiry's findings, the nephew of the deceased filed a complaint, resulting in the registration of the FIR.
