Human Rights Commission takes cognisance of insurance con case

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Ferozepur, Updated At : 02:00 AM Oct 05, 2025 IST

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The Punjab State Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of the news report, “Dead man walking! Youth fights to prove he’s alive amid Rs 1.4-cr insurance con”, published in The Tribune recently.

Vishal, 19, of Nava Purba village received the shock of his life when he discovered his own death certificate, issued by the Chief Registrar of Births & Deaths, Punjab.

The shock deepened when he also got a report from a religious organisation in Tarn Taran certifying the immersion of his ashes, along with an affidavit from a woman claiming to be his wife, declaring him deceased.

The Commission has sought a status report from Ferozepur SSP, which is to be submitted a week before the next date of hearing on October 22. Sources said the police had already registered a case against Sukhdev Singh, Sanjana and Sahil Khanna.

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The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

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