Fakes grab real victims’ share of aid

Vijayawada
Oct. 8: Not just fund collectors, some of the “victims” in the relief camps too are bogus. And they are depriving the real sufferers of succour.
Several benami persons, including those who are financially very sound, have intruded into the nine camps in Vijayawada to grab the financial relief from both government and non-government organisations.
Many of them have enrolled their names as flood victims, preventing the real victims from getting the benefits.
In many of the camps, infighting among bogus and real victims is common. In fact, at the relief camp in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Bus Stand, there was a near stampede when some people came to donate food packets and blankets.
“Benami victims are intruding into the camps with bogus ration cards. Though we are the real sufferers, we don’t have ration cards as they were washed away in floods,” said Mr P. Shankara Rao.
The district administration, however, said it had given identity cards to the real victims for the
verification to ensure that bogus victims don’t claim relief. The officials have advised the real victims to alert the authorities of any bogus victims.
from DC