Lucknow, April 1 -- Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district have initiated the process of recovering funds fraudulently withdrawn under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) by cricketer Mohammed Shami's sister, Shabina and her husband, Gajnabi.
An official probe has uncovered that they, along with several family members, were falsely registered as labourers and illegally received government wages over the past four years.
The scam came to light when authorities discovered discrepancies in the MGNREGA worker list of Paloula village, located in Joya block. Following an order from District Magistrate Nidhi Gupta Vats, an investigation confirmed that the
family of Gul Ayesha, the village head (pradhan) ...