Hisar trader fakes own death for Rs1 cr insurance

Deepender Deswal

Tribune News Service

Hisar, October 9

In a dramatic turn of events, a trader who was recently reportedly declared murdered after getting robbed, was arrested today from Bilaspur town of Chhattisgarh by the Hansi police. The trader, incidentally, had recently got insured for Rs 1.10 crore from a private firm and for Rs 50 lakh from the LIC.

SP Lokender Singh said the circumstantial evidence at the crime spot led forensic experts to doubt the occurrence of the incident. The police are now probing a murder angle.

The SP said a relative of the trader said Mehar had called them at 11.15 pm on October 6, informing them about the robbers and seeking help. Mehar claimed he was carrying Rs 11 lakh he had withdrawn from a bank.

The relative called the Hansi station house officer, but by then the car was in flames. The police, however, said the scene of the crime had no traces of any struggle. A case under Sections 396, 201 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against unknown persons.

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