Nearly a year after demanding a government job for her brother-in-law, the widow of a Pulwama martyr has accused him and her other in-laws of stealing money from her. Manju Lamba, who lost her husband, Rohitash Lamba, in the Pulwama attack, filed a police report on Tuesday. She claims her in-laws took away Rs 5 crore, which was financial help given to her after her husband’s death.
Manju, who was left to care for her two-month-old son alone after the attack on February 14, 2019, received support from the CRPF, the government, and charities. Manju says that from 2019 to 2022, her in-laws forced her to sign blank checks, allowing them to take all her money. She also claims they changed her bank account’s mobile number to one of their own, so she wouldn’t get alerts about any money taken out.
A police official confirmed that they have registered her complaint and are now looking into the matter
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