Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Minister's Son Re-Arrested in Widening MGNREGA Scam
Imagine there's a program to give people jobs and build things in villages.
Someone made fake papers and got money without doing the work.
The son of a minister was arrested for taking money.
This is part of a bigger problem, where people are suspected of taking about Rs 71 crore unfairly.
Police think others helped with the fraud and are still looking into it.
The son was arrested again after being let out on bail from another case.
Balvant Khabad, son of a state minister, was arrested in a MGNREGA scam.
The arrest is linked to a third FIR involving Rs 33.86 lakh in fraudulent payments.
The broader scam involves an alleged Rs 71 crore, spanning multiple years.
Irregularities include lack of materials and forged documentation.
The investigation suggests collusion between contractors and government employees.
- Who
- Balvant Khabad, son of a state minister, and possibly other contractors and government employees.
- What
- Balvant Khabad arrested in MGNREGA scam related to fraudulent fund disbursement.
- When
- Arrested on Sunday; scam occurred in 2022-23 and ongoing.
- Where
- Dahod and Bhanpur village of Dhanpur taluka, Gujarat, India
- Why
- For alleged irregularities in MGNREGA projects, including receiving funds without supplying materials and using forged documents.
- Scheme
- MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act)
- Location
- Dahod, Gujarat, India
- Accused
- Balvant Khabad, Kiran Khabad
- Accused's Affiliation
- Son of Minister Bachubhai Khabad
- Alleged Scam Amount
- Rs 71 crore (total)
- Third FIR Amount
- Rs 33.86 lakh (fraudulently received)
- Construction Company
- Shree Raj Construction Company, Pipero
