Shahjehanabad police booked a woman and her daughter for fraud of Rs 8 lakh; the two forged documents and withdrew gas relief compensation of woman’s other daughter.
According to the police Rani Bai and Geeta forged documents and posing as Geeta’s sister Reena and received gas relief and when the victim came to know about the fraud she informed the claim court after which the matter surfaced.
SHO Shahjehanabad Narendra Singh Thakur said that Rani Bai lives with her daughter Geeta in Housing Board Colony in Nishatpura. Rani’s husband Shiva died in the year 1984 in Bhopal gas tragedy and to claim compensation of Reeta she forged document with Geeta and received Rs 8 lakh of gas tragedy relief compensation.
In the court Geeta posed as Reeta to claim the money and later when the victim came to know about the fraud she provided her documents and based on the evidences Deputy Commissioner of Bhopal Gas Claim Court issued orders to lodged complaint against the accused.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation a case of fraud was registered against the two accused. The police have registered a case under section 420, 120 and 34 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Police said that in the investigation it would be investigated that the accused have done other frauds of same nature in the past or have facilitated frauds for others. Those involved in preparing and producing forged documents would be searched and action would be taken.