MNREGA Scam Rocks Sirsa: Wages Paid to Deceased Workers

• Major MNREGA scam uncovered in Haryana's Sirsa district, Hanjira village.
• Wages totaling ₹50,000 allegedly paid to seven deceased individuals by falsifying attendance.
• Deceased workers, including Kartar Singh, Indrapal, and Kalavati, shown working years after their deaths.
• Complaint by Hanuman revealed Kartar Singh, who died in 2022, was marked present in 2025.
• Authorities have launched an investigation into the widespread irregularities.

Why It Matters: A significant MNREGA scam in Sirsa involved paying wages to deceased workers, prompting an investigation.