{
  "id": 17426990,
  "title": "Bhopal ED Files Money Laundering Complaint Against Ex-CEO Shobhit Tripathi In ₹30.18 Crore Marriage Assistance Scheme Fraud Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/bhopal-ed-files-money-laundering-complaint-against-ex-ceo-shobhit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T15:30:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-ed-files-money-laundering-complaint-against-ex-ceo-shobhit-tripathi-in-3018-crore-marriage-assistance-scheme-fraud-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a complaint with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) special court in Bhopal against former Janpad Panchayat CEO Shobhit Tripathi and two others. The complaint is related to a fraud involving the misuse of government funds under the Marriage Assistance Scheme. Between 2019 and November 2021, while Tripathi served as CEO of Janpad Panchayat, Sironj, he approved disbursement of ₹30.18 crore in marriage assistance funds to 5,923 beneficiaries. The investigation, initiated by the Economic Offences Wing of the Bhopal police, found that forged application forms and credentials of ineligible beneficiaries were used to obtain the funds. These funds were transferred into bank accounts opened using the credentials of ineligible beneficiaries, with the intent to withdraw the money in cash. The scheme was intended to provide financial assistance of ₹51,000 to the daughters of registered poor construction workers. Various properties, including those owned by Tripathi and his associate Hemant Sahu, have been attached, and incriminating documents have been recovered. Tripathi was arrested on September 2, 2026, and remains in judicial custody. The investigation is ongoing.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal zonal office, has filed a prosecution complaint under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before the PMLA special court in Bhopal against Shobhit Tripathi and two other persons. This is in connection with a money laundering investigation relating to fraudulent disbursement of government funds…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}