Archive · 23 May 2025
Seoni Scam: ₹11.26 Crore Fraud Involving Fake Deaths Exposed
In Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, a scam was discovered where people pretended to die, often from snakebites, to get money from the government.
They faked these deaths multiple times for the same people.
A clerk named Sachin Dahayat was the main person doing this.
The scam stole over ₹11 crore.
Now, the government is looking into it, and the people responsible are being arrested.
They are also checking if some of the 'dead' people are actually alive.
A ₹11.26 crore scam involving fake death claims for compensation was exposed in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh.
47 people were declared dead 280 times, primarily due to alleged snakebites, between 2019 and 2022.
Mastermind Sachin Dahayat, a clerk, rerouted funds into accounts of relatives and acquaintances.
Authorities are investigating whether individuals declared dead are actually alive.
Legal action is recommended against officials including SDM Amit Singh Bamroliya and tehsildars.
- Who
- Sachin Dahayat, along with 20 others, masterminded the scam.
- What
- A financial scam involving fake death compensation claims.
- When
- 2019-2022
- Where
- Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To fraudulently obtain compensation funds from the state government.
- Total Fraud Amount
- ₹11.26 crore
- Primary Accused
- Sachin Dahayat
- Location
- Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh
- Timeframe
- 2019-2022
- Number of people involved in receiving funds
- 47
