A big fraud worth crores of rupees has been uncovered under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) in Madhya Pradesh. According to officials, an organised criminal gang allegedly used fake death certificates to claim insurance money in several districts of the state – Gwalior, Morena, Ratlam.
First then opened Bank accounts, then applied for PMJJBY insurance. After some time, the fraudsters visited banks and informed them about the death of the account holder and applied for insurance claim.
The insurance claim was processed and credited to the bank account of nominees. Here, the fraudsters played the trick. While opening the bank account of individuals, they added their names as nominees.
Once the claims were processed, the money was credited to the accounts of the fraudsters. In this way, the PMJJBY scheme was misused on a large scale. The scheme provides insurance coverage of ₹2 lakh per individual. Therefore, if fraud was committed in 10 accounts, the fraudsters could easily earn ₹20 lakh. However, the fraud was carried out on a much larger scale involving around 250 accounts.














