Hyderabad, June 14 -- Six persons have been arrested in connection with a forgery case linked to the government wedding assistance scheme 'Shaadi Mubarak', for allegedly preparing fake documents to fraudulently claim benefits under the scheme, police officials said.

According to officials, information was received on June 12 at around 4:00 pm regarding Mohammed Etemaad and his associates, Mohammed Akbar, Musharaf, Sarfaraz, and Jaffer, who were allegedly preparing forged documents related to the scheme at Fatima Colony, Hassan Nagar, and submitting them at the Bandlaguda Tahsildar Office.

The group was allegedly acting with the intent to fraudulently obtain government benefits by ensuring the sanctioned amounts were credited into specif...