Daijiworld Media Network - Ballia

Ballia, Jan 30: Police have booked a woman for allegedly impersonating the wife of a deceased retired railway employee and fraudulently withdrawing pension for years after both the employee and his wife had died, officials said.

Based on a complaint filed by Dharmendra Yadav of Bhelai village, an FIR was registered on Thursday at Rasra police station against Parvati Devi, relatives of the late Maldhani, and some unidentified employees of the Rasra development block.

According to police, Maldhani, a former railway employee, retired from service and was drawing pension until his death on August 28, 2007. Thereafter, his wife Prabhavati Devi continued to receive the pension until her death on March 21, 2014.

Police said Parvati Devi was allegedly produced by Maldhani’s relatives as Prabhavati Devi and continued to withdraw the pension fraudulently from the Rasra branch of the Central Bank even after the death of the legitimate beneficiary.

The accused have been booked under various sections related to cheating, forgery and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Station House Officer Yogendra Bahadur Singh said the matter is under investigation and further probe is underway to ascertain the role of all those involved.