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Insurance Claims Put Two Suspected Murders Under Police Probe
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…
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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.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narrative is that insurance itself drives people to murder, while another is that every suspicious death proves a conspiracy. Neither follows from these cases. The Karnataka allegation still awaits forensic findings, while the Uttar Pradesh arrests reflect a police case, not a court verdict. The facts that matter next are the Belagavi laboratory report and the evidence presented in the Hamirpur trial.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, indiatoday.in (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
