Jaipur, Oct. 31 -- Thirty-eight operatives of an interstate criminal gang, arrested under "Operation Shutterdown" for defrauding funds from government welfare schemes, were produced before the trial court in Jhalawar on Thursday.
A police spokesman confirmed that the accused are charged with embezzling funds from various Central and Rajasthan Government welfare schemes, including the PM Kisan Samman Yojna and social security pension initiatives, by transferring money to bank accounts of ineligible or fictitious beneficiaries.
The trial court remanded nine of the accused in police custody until November 3, 2025, while the remaining 29 were sent to jail under judicial custody for 15 days.
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