LUCKNOW, Oct. 25 -- More skeletons are tumbling out as the investigation into the alleged Rs.42.04-crore pension scam in Chitrakoot progresses. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case has found that pension files of four deceased beneficiaries were reactivated, leading to transfers of Rs.13.20 crore into their accounts, officials said.

This case comes after the X-ray technician scam in September and nursing recruitment scam in Ballia in February, wherein crores of rupees were siphoned off from the state exchequer.

The SIT, headed by Chitrakoot circle officer (city) Arvind Kumar Verma, is investigating the scam that allegedly took place from the district treasury between August 30, 2018, and October 6, 2025. The probe began...