Deepika Padukone, Jacqueline Fernandez`s photos found on employees` job cards

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) job scheme has once again become the target of fraudsters, this time in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh.

The pictures of Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Jacqueline Fernandez have reportedly been used on the 'fake' job cards to claim benefits.

In one of the job cards with the name Monu Dubey, the picture of film actress Deepika Padukone was used.

Monu Dubey one of the victims of the fraud said that after putting a photo of Deepika Padukone on the job card, thirty thousand rupees were withdrawn in his name, even though he did not go to work. This sequence continues every month. 

More than 10 such cards have been used where the pictures were replaced and lakhs have been withdrawn using such job cards.

Photos of actresses were put on fake job cards with their names, and the amount was also withdrawn.

The matter was highlighted after the actual beneficiaries were not getting the amount sanctioned by the government. On investigation, the authorities recovered dozens of such fake job cards with pictures of Bollywood actress in it.

The people living in Jhirnya district alleged that they got no work under the MGNREGA scheme and the sarpanch, secretary, employment assistant are involved in corruption.  

The District Panchayat CEO Gaurav Benal has ordered an inquiry in the matter to check how the fake job cards were made and how the amounts were taken out from the account.