Dead & APL families found drawing pension

Bengaluru, Apr 12: The Directorate of Social Security Pensions has found five lakh ineligible beneficiaries under various social security pension schemes in the state.

Monthly pensions were being disbursed to dead persons and to those belonging to above poverty line families illegally under various schemes like old-age pension and widow pension. The government, as a result, had been incurring an estimated Rs 25-crore loss every month, director of Social Security Pensions D R Ashok said.

The department has so far identified names of around 92,000 ineligible beneficiaries. Names of ineligible beneficiaries have started coming out following the department’s move to link Aadhaar numbers of the beneficiaries with their bank accounts.

All tahsildars have been directed to verify the authenticity of documents submitted by beneficiaries along with applications seeking pensions. As many as 56 lakh people are getting pensions under 13 different social security schemes, including those sponsored by the Centre. The department has so far collected Aadhaar numbers from about 42 lakh beneficiaries to introduce the direct benefit transfer system.

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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