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Maha govt pays ₹6.4 cr to 10 'ghost' policemen for 7 months, software update brings scam to light
short by Ashley Paul / on Wednesday, 5 August, 2026
Maharashtra government paid ₹6.4-crore salaries to 10 "ghost" Mumbai policemen for seven months in 2019 and 2020, a police officer's complaint revealed. The scam, in which multiple clerks have been booked, surfaced when employee data was being transferred from an old to a new salary portal. The accused clerks added outsiders' names to the payroll and even fabricated attendance registers.
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