Fraud held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 05 2021:
The State police arrested one individual for duping a number of people on the assurance of giving benefit of Chief Minister's COVID-19 Affected Livelihood Support Scheme on Wednesday.
The scheme aims to extend a cash assistance of Rs 5000 to identified families whose livelihood have been greatly affected by COVID-19 .
The arrested person has been identified as Moirangthem Jelen Singh (44), s/o M Thambalngou Singh of Khangabok Part-I Awang Leikai.
As per information received by the press, Jelen collected Rs 300 to 400 from the applicants of the scheme to ensure they are short-listed for the scheme.
According to a reliable source, the police have taken up necessary steps to produce Jelen before the Court and to examine the witnesses of the case.