New Delhi, March 28 -- A pension scam exceeding Rs.44 lakh has been uncovered in the Daurala region of Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, where a deceased woman was allegedly shown as "alive" in public records by her son to illicitly collect financial benefits for years, the Times of India reported.

According to a formal grievance sent to the Sardhana sub-divisional magistrate on October 8, 2025, State Bank of India (Sakauti Tanda branch) manager Neeraj Kumar said that a retirement account existed for Shanti Devi, spouse of Surjan Singh, a freedom fighter. She received payments from both freedom fighter and military pension programs.

Neighbors claimed that Shanti Devi passed away on December 9, 2018.

Authorities stated her son, Prem Sin...