Daijiworld Media Network – Chikkamagaluru (MS)

Chikkamagalur, Feb 4: In a shocking incident, the  government officials had declared an elderly woman dead while she is very much alive.

Relatives of Saramma, a resident of N R Pura town of the taluk have created this fake document in order to grab her property. It is suspected that the government officials are involved in this crime.

Saramma owns 1 acre and 16 cents of land on survey No 26 of Balekoppa village. In that she has grown various crops including rubber and plantain. She had left the place and gone to her daughter’s house during the Covid pandemic. She had asked one of her relatives to till the land when she was away. E T Babu and Sreeja, relatives of Saramma, took advantage of the situation and tried to encroach upon her land by creating fake documents.

Babu and Sreeja bribed the authorities and obtained Saramma's fake death certificate. When Saramma went toa  ration shop to get provisions she came to know that her ration card had been cancelled. Then she went to the taluk office where the fraud came to light.

Accused Babu and Sreeja had not only created fake documents declaring Saramma dead but also had applied for RTC transfer in their name in taluk office. In addition, they had also threatened Saramma's family members with life. Saramma has accused the con couple of "killing her."

Saramma has approached the tahsildar of N R Pura for justice. The issue went to the village accountant during the fake document formation. He warned both Babu and Sreeja of their undoing and did not sign the document.

Meanwhile, N R Pura tahsildar Geetha also has promised a complete probe into the matter. She has assured to bring to book both the relatives and the government officials who are involved in this fraud.

Saramma says that Babu and Sreeja have political support and that is why they have dared to do the fraud.