Patan Police have registered an FIR against six directors and three employees of Begamganj Seed Producer Limited Company over allegations of forgery, fabrication of documents and financial fraud that allegedly caused a loss of nearly Rs 39.68 lakh to the government. The case was lodged on the complaint of Ravi Kumar Amravanshi, Assistant Director of Agriculture, Jabalpur, following an inquiry into allegations raised by Rajendra Singh (Rajesh Singh) Thakur, District President of Kisan Mazdoor Mahasangh, Jabalpur. Based on the inquiry report, police registered a case under Sections 318(4), 338 and 3(5) of BNS against company directors Sachin Dubey, Ranjana Pandey, Sandeep Dubey, Anshul Barman, Neha Pandey and Uma Singh, along with employees Manish Chaurasia, Kamlesh Sahu and Nilesh Vishwakarma. The inquiry was ordered by the Jabalpur Collector on February 19, 2026, after complaints regarding the functioning of the company. Investigators found several irregularities in company records and operations. According to the inquiry report, appointment letters issued to employees Manish Chaurasia, Nilesh Vishwakarma and Kamlesh Sahu were found suspicious.

 

No resolutions or supporting documents authorizing the appointments were available, while signatures on the appointment orders were found to be inconsistent. The inquiry concluded that the documents had been forged. The probe also uncovered discrepancies in financial records. Under procurement rules, companies are required to maintain either a bank balance or a credit limit of Rs 50 lakh for operational expenses. However, the bank account submitted by the company for verification was allegedly found not to belong to Begamganj Seed Producer Limited Company. Investigators further found that the list of farmers submitted by the company lacked complete addresses, details of share contributions and identification of villages, tehsils and districts. During verification, inquiry committee members contacted several mobile numbers listed in the records. Many respondents reportedly stated that they were neither members of the company nor aware of it, leading investigators to conclude that the farmer list had been fabricated. The inquiry report alleged that Sandeep Dubey and other directors and employees fraudulently obtained Rs 39,67,781 through forged documents and misrepresentation, causing financial loss to the government. Police have launched a detailed investigation and further action will follow based on the findings.