Kathmandu. A paralyzed man was murdered by a gang in Karnataka’s Hospet to get money for life insurance, police said on Sunday. To make the murder look like an accident, the gang members put the body in a two-wheeler and then hit it with a car.
The gang already knew that the paralyzed young man was married and had a life insurance policy of more than Rs 5 crore. After the young man’s death, they tried to extort insurance money by posing as his wife to one of the gang members.
Man murdered for the greed of insurance money
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According to the police, a six-member gang came to know that 34-year-old Gangadhar, a resident of Kolpet in the city, had a life insurance policy of Rs 5.20 crore and started looking for a way to grab the money. They killed Gangadhar and then took his body to the outskirts of the city. They put the man’s body in a two-wheeler and then hit the car to convince the insurance company that his death was an accident.
A female gang member posed as Gangadhar’s wife and sued the insurance company to get the insurance money.
Arrested for trying to present murder as an accident
Vijayanagar Superintendent of Police S. “On September 28 at 5:30 am, we received information about the hit-and-run case. We were told that a body had been found on Sandur Road. We went to the spot and retrieved the body after following all the procedures. ’
After confirming the identity of the youth, his wife, Shardamma, a resident of Kaulpet in Hospet, was called to the police station. Where she filed a complaint.
Wife’s statement reveals murder mystery
Superintendent of Police (SP) Janhavi said, “The wife of the deceased said that she and Gangadhar had been married for 6 years and Gangadhar had suffered a stroke three years ago. After that, the left side of Gangadhar’s body stopped functioning. ’
According to Janhavi, Gangadhar did not even have a two-wheeler. “It raised doubts about the hit-and-run issue,” he said.
All 6 members of the gang were arrested
According to SP Janhavi, the case was resolved within 24 hours of Gangadhar’s wife’s complaint. “All 6 members of the gang have been arrested,” he said. ’
The car and two-wheeler used in the murder have also been confiscated, Janhvi said. “Further investigation into the incident is underway,” he added.
