India, July 16 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also heads the home department, on Tuesday informed the legislative assembly that six criminal cases pertaining to fraud in the Ladki Bahin Yojana have been registered in the state. Two of the cases were registered in Mumbai, two in Solapur and one each in Satara and Nanded districts, the chief minister informed the assembly in a written response to questions raised by 10 legislators across party lines.

In April, the Mankhurd police registered a first information report (FIR) against five persons who allegedly used documents submitted by 65 women towards enrolment in the Ladki Bahin scheme to secure a loan in their name from Bajaj Finance. All five accused in the case have been arre...