Kathmandu. A couple in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested for allegedly issuing fake death certificates and claiming insurance worth Rs 25 lakh, police said on Sunday.
Ravi Shankar and his wife Kesh Kumari were arrested by the Lucknow Police on Wednesday in connection with an insurance fraud case. According to the police, Kesh Kumari had forged documents claiming that Ravi Shankar had died and then cheated the insurance company.
According to NDTV.com, as the police investigation progressed, the couple was brought to the police station. Both husband and wife confessed to the crime. The police will now produce both of them in court.
What happened?
In the statement issued by the Lucknow Police, the complainant Sandeep Wadkur had filed a written statement. In December 2012, Ravi Shankar, the insured of Aviva India, was issued an insurance policy of Rs 25 lakh.
On April 21, 2023, Kesh Kumari filed an insurance claim claiming that her husband had died on April 9. She filed a death claim of Rs 25 lakh.
On the basis of documents submitted by Kumari, the insurance company accepted the claim and the insurance amount was transferred to Kumari’s account on April 21, police said. However, an internal police investigation revealed that Shankar was alive and a case was registered.
Police said they were trying their best to evade arrest of both Shankar and Kumari. However, they were later arrested and brought to the police station and both confessed to the crime during interrogation.
