17 years after killing beggar to fake his death for Rs 80 lakh insurance, UP man held in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Nov 8: A 39-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh has been arrested from Ahmedabad, where he had been residing by assuming a new identity for the last 17 years after allegedly killing a beggar with the help of his family members in order to fake his own death and claim Rs 80 lakh in insurance money, said police on Wednesday.
Acting on a specific-tip off, crime branch officials nabbed the man, Anilsingh Vijaypalsingh Chaudhary, a native of Bhatta-Parsaul village in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, from Ahmedabad city's Nikol area, said a police release.
On July 31, 2006, the Rakabganj police station in Agra had lodged an accidental death report after a car driver, then identified as Anilsingh Chaudhary by his father, died of burn injuries when his vehicle got gutted in a fire following an accident, said the release.
Recently, the Ahmedabad crime branch learnt from its sources that Anilsingh Chaudhary is still alive and living in the Nikol area under a new name, Rajkumar Chaudhry, it said.
After the arrest, Anilsingh Chaudhary admitted he and his father had hatched a plan to usurp accident insurance money by staging his death. As per the plan, Anilsingh Chaudhary took an accidental death insurance policy in 2004 and then purchased a car, said the police.
Later, Anilsingh Chaudhary, his father and brothers lured a beggar, who begged for alms in trains, with an offer of food. They took the beggar to a hotel near Agra and served him food laced with sedatives, said the release.
The accused then dumped the unconscious beggar in their car and deliberately rammed the vehicle against an electricity pole to portray it like an accident. They subsequently placed the beggar on the driver's seat and set the car ablaze to show the vehicle caught fire due to the accident, said the police.
Anilsingh Chaudhary's father Vijaypalsingh identified the body as that of his son and cremated it in his native village in Gautam Buddha Nagar district. As per the plan, Vijaypalsingh Chaudhary claimed Rs 80 lakh in accidental death insurance of his son and distributed the sum among family members, said the police.
After collecting his share, Anilsingh Chaudhary came to Ahmedabad in 2006 and never went back to his native village in Uttar Pradesh, said the release.
He changed his name to Rajkumar Chaudhry and obtained a driving licence as well as an Aadhaar card by that name. He purchased an auto-rickshaw and then a car on loan to earn his livelihood, said the release.
To avoid getting caught, Anilsingh Chaudhary neither went back to his native village nor called any of his family members on phone after coming to Ahmedabad 17 years ago, said the release.
He will be handed over to the Uttar Pradesh police for further action, it added.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
