India: Telangana official fakes death for insurance money, arrested

• Dharma allegedly killed a car driver and then faked his demise To obtain insurance money.
• Police had identified the dead as Dharma based on the license plate number.
• The case took a drastic turn when police attempted to track Dharma’s cell phone.

A Telangana government employee has been detained for reportedly faking his death by murdering his driver in order to collect insurance money.

A week after the body of Dharma, an Assistant Section Officer in the Telangana State Secretariat was discovered in a charred automobile in Medak district, the case took a dramatic turn when police discovered him alive.

Dharma was allegedly apprehended in Goa and was transported to Hyderabad.

On January 9, a car and a man’s burned body were discovered in a canyon outside Venkatapur hamlet in the district. Near the automobile, a bag and a container half-filled with gasoline were discovered.

The police had identified the dead as Dharma, 48, based on the license plate number of the automobile and identity card discovered in the luggage.

Police believed that the lack of guardrail on the embankment may have caused the car to fall into the gorge. Police opened a case of suspicious death and began an extensive investigation.

The inquiry into the case took a drastic turn when police attempted to track Dharma’s cell phone. The cops followed the object to Goa using mobile phone signals. Rushing to Goa, a police team discovered Dharma still alive. After being arrested, he was brought to Telangana.

To obtain insurance money, Dharma allegedly killed a car driver and then faked his demise. Due to his gambling, he had accrued debt, so he had the bright idea to use insurance proceeds to pay it off. His relatives had conspired with him.

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