Overview
- The Special Operations Group is leading the case, with 51 arrests so far and a chargesheet filed against 48 key accused.
- Investigators have quantified at least Rs 14.81 crore siphoned from PM-Kisan, Rs 3.62 crore via the DMIS portal, and comparable pension losses in Jhalawar.
- The network allegedly leveraged e-mitra and CSC operators, misused officials’ SSO and patwari credentials, and exploited bulk approvals and portal bypasses to push ineligible enrollments and trigger lump-sum back payments.
- Named suspects include alleged mastermind Ramavtar Saini, technical operator Vikram Saini, and PM-Kisan Rajasthan nodal office chief operator Mohammad Laiq.
- Over 11,000 bank accounts have been flagged as suspicious as police seize devices, luxury vehicles and more than Rs 3 crore in cash, with sensitive data for roughly 99 lakh people recovered from the accused.