Man cheated of Rs 21.59 lakh on pretext of insurance policy; 7 booked
Thane (PTI): A 42-year-old man from Panvel in Navi Mumbai has allegedly been cheated of Rs 21.59 lakh by some persons under the pretext of getting him an insurance policy from a private company, police said on Monday.
The police have registered a case in this connection against seven persons.
The accused approached the victim on different occasions with a proposal of an insurance policy for him and allegedly took Rs 21.59 lakh on some pretext or the other between October 4, 2022 and October 20 this year, an official from Panvel police station said.
Later, when the victim contacted the accused, they gave evasive replies and did not get him the insurance policy, he said.
The victim filed a police complaint on Saturday. A case has been registered against six men and one unidentified woman under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act.
A probe was on into the case, the police said.
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Car catches fire on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan, five of family burnt alive
Jaipur (PTI): Five members of a family were burnt alive while the driver was seriously injured after a car caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Alwar district, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place near Maujpur on Wednesday night when the victims were returning from a pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir.
Additional Superintendent of Police Priyanka Raghuvanshi said fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control in 15 minutes, but by then the car was completely gutted.
The deceased have been identified as Santosh, his wife Shashi, mother Parvati and daughters Raghani and Sakshi, all residents of Chainpura in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Kailash Jindal said a short circuit is suspected to have triggered the blaze. As it was a CNG vehicle, the fire spread fast, leaving the occupants with no time to escape.
"Only skeletal remains were recovered from the vehicle, which have been preserved separately. DNA tests will be conducted to establish their identity," he said.
The car driver, identified as Vinod Kumar Mehar, managed to jump out of the vehicle but sustained around 80 per cent burn injuries. He was initially taken to a nearby health centre and later referred to Jaipur for advanced treatment, officials said.
Further investigation is underway.
