Hyderabad: A major fake death certificate racket has surfaced in Siddipet district, with police registering a case against Rampur Gram Panchayat secretary Bhukya Madhu and Hyderabad-based internet centre operator Ramesh for their reported involvement in issuing fake death certificates in the names of living persons to fraudulently claim insurance money.
According to the complaint, Madhu, who served as the Panchayat Secretary in Rampur village of Cherial mandal, handed over the government-issued e-sign dongle — digital signature key — to Ramesh in exchange for a bribe.
Ramesh misused the digital credentials to generate fake death certificates, police said.
A special team probing into the scam, during preliminary investigations, revealed that 21 fake death certificates and three fake birth certificates were issued.
“We have collected the information and are verifying the facts for further investigation,” B. Apoorva Reddy, SHO Cherial police station, disclosed on Monday.
During investigation, it has been disclosed that the accused managed to obtain insurance policies in the names of family members, falsely declared them dead and attempted to siphon off lakhs of rupees through insurance claims.
Following the discovery, the Mandal Parishad Officer lodged a formal complaint and a case was registered.
“We are cross-checking Ramesh’s involvement in fraud,” Apoorva said.
“We have started a probe about the involvement of other individuals, the number of fraudulent insurance claims and the total amount misappropriated,” the SHO disclosed.
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