MNREGA Scam: '7 Dead' Paid ₹50,000 for 132 Days Work in Sirsa

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News18•06-01-2026, 11:26
MNREGA Scam: '7 Dead' Paid ₹50,000 for 132 Days Work in Sirsa
- •A major MNREGA scam uncovered in Hanjira village, Sirsa, Haryana, involving 7 deceased individuals.
- •₹50,000 was embezzled by falsely recording 132 days of work and paying wages to dead people.
- •Specific cases include Kartar Singh (died 2022, attendance Jan 2025), Indrapal (died 2024, attendance Jan-Feb 2025), and Kalawati (died 2017, shown working in 2023).
- •Work like canal cleaning, street construction, and tank cleaning was falsely attributed to them.
- •A complaint has been filed, and investigations are reportedly underway, though the Sarpanch representative denies the allegations.
Why It Matters: Shocking MNREGA fraud in Sirsa where dead people were paid wages, prompting an investigation.
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