# Insurance Claims Put Two Suspected Murders Under Police Probe

2026-08-07T04:40:51+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Police in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh are investigating two suspected murders allegedly linked to insurance payouts. In Belagavi, officers exhumed former serviceman Sandeep Manjarik’s body nearly three months after his death. His family alleges that his wife, Suma Manjari, and Pundalik Dombar plotted to kill him for a Rs 2 crore claim. Police have sent remains for forensic testing and questioned both suspects. In Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, police arrested Amar Singh and three alleged accomplices over the killing of his wife Rita. Investigators allege she was deliberately run over twice and that the group planned to claim Rs 44 lakh from her insurance policies. Police say scene evidence, technical analysis and questioning uncovered the alleged plot.

## Coverage

- indiatoday.in <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/karnataka/story/belagavi-ex-serviceman-death-body-exhumed-three-months-later-in-rs-2-crore-insurance-wife-under-scanner-2965497-2026-08-07?utm_source=rss>
- indiatoday.in <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/hamirpur-woman-murder-rs-44-lakh-insurance-plot-staged-road-accident-2965752-2026-08-07?utm_source=rss>

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