Enforcement Enforcement Directorate
ED attaches ₹5.37 crore in MP marriage scheme fraud case
This is a press release from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, announcing the provisional attachment of properties worth ₹5.37 Crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
₹5.37 CroreED issued a Provisional Attachment Order for properties worth ₹5.37 Crore under PMLA, 2002.
It concerns a money laundering investigation into the fraudulent disbursement of ₹30.18 Crore under the Madhya Pradesh Government’s Marriage Assistance Scheme.
Who it concerns: The document concerns Shobhit Tripathi (former CEO of Janpad Panchayat, Sironj), his associate Hemant Sahu, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Bhopal, and the beneficiaries of the Madhya Pradesh Marriage Assistance Scheme.
What the ED says it did
- ED issued a Provisional Attachment Order for properties worth ₹5.37 Crore under PMLA, 2002.
- The investigation relates to the fraudulent disbursement of ₹30.18 Crore across 5,923 suspicious cases under the Marriage Assistance Scheme.
- Shobhit Tripathi, CEO of Janpad Panchayat, Sironj (2019–Nov 2021), is alleged to have approved and disbursed funds in collusion with others.
- The scheme provided ₹51,000 financial assistance to daughters of registered poor construction workers.
- ED initiated the investigation based on an FIR registered by EOW Bhopal under IPC Sections 420, 409, 120-B and Prevention of Corruption Act Sections 13(1)(e), 13(2).
- Investigation revealed the use of forged application forms and credentials of ineligible beneficiaries.
- Funds were transferred to bank accounts opened using ineligible beneficiaries' credentials without their knowledge and withdrawn in cash.
- Benefits were extended to ineligible persons during the COVID-19 lockdown period when public marriages were prohibited.
- Properties attached include immovable properties in the names of Shobhit Tripathi and Hemant Sahu.
- Shobhit Tripathi was arrested on 02.09.2026 under PMLA, 2002 and is currently in judicial custody.
Also in the document
- Searches conducted by ED resulted in the recovery of various incriminating documents.
- The investigation is currently under progress.
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Enforcement Directorate — Attachments, arrests and prosecution complaints under PMLA and FEMA
Press release · Ref. d0a01817aa612418 · 30 Oct 2026
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