Three Family Members Get 'Anukampa' Jobs With One Death Certificate In MP's Gwalior

Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh): A case of fraud has come to light in the Public Health Engineering Department (PHE) of Gwalior, where a man's death allegedly provided government jobs for 3 different family members.

It all started with pump attendant Bhoop Singh. 

According to information, years ago, his son Ravi falsely declared his father dead while Bhoop Singh was still alive and working. Based on this fake death claim, Ravi was given a job in the department under the compassionate appointment scheme.

‘Anukampa’ or compassionate appointment scheme allows family members to get a job after the death of a government employee.

But the story doesn’t end there.

Later, when Bhoop Singh actually passed away in 2021, his younger son Pushpendra also applied for a compassionate appointment - and got the job too. 

This means Bhoop Singh was ‘declared dead’ twice, and both times a son received a job.

To make matters worse, after Ravi (the elder son) passed away in 2022, his wife Uma applied for a job under the same scheme and was also given a position in 2023.

In short - 

Elder son Ravi got a job in 2008 by falsely claiming his father died in 2007.

Younger son Pushpendra got a job in 2023 after Bhoop Singh's real death in 2021.

Uma (Ravi’s wife) got a job in 2023 after Ravi’s death in 2022.

All three appointments were given under the rule meant to support families after a government employee’s death.

Investigation underway

The department’s Chief Engineer RLS Maurya said that an investigation is underway and action will be taken.

Officials suspect that this entire scam was only possible with the support of multiple people within the department. The family is currently not responding publicly, and the fraud has raised serious questions about negligence in government offices.