Bhopal, Oct 7
In a major crackdown on financial fraud, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal, conducted search operations on October 3 across seven locations in Bhopal, Vidisha, Katni, and Chhatarpur districts.
Tripathi is accused of orchestrating a massive embezzlement of approximately Rs 30.18 crore through the Madhya Pradesh government's Marriage Assistance Scheme between 2019 and November 2021.
The scheme, designed to support the families of registered construction workers, was allegedly exploited by Tripathi and data entry operators Yogendra Sharma and Hemant Sahu.
According to ED findings, the trio fabricated documents and uploaded fraudulent data to the government portal, enabling the transfer of funds to ineligible beneficiaries.
Further investigation is ongoing, and more revelations are expected as authorities dig deeper into the network of transactions and beneficiaries involved in the scam.