Jaipur, May 9 (IANS) Police in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district have uncovered an alleged insurance fraud conspiracy in which a deceased man’s body was allegedly burned after death to fabricate an accidental electrocution case and claim insurance worth nearly Rs 83 lakh.

Four persons have been detained after doctors at Mandal Hospital raised suspicion over the nature of the injuries on the body.

According to Gandhinagar Police Station SHO Pushpa Kasotia, the body of Deepak (36), a resident of Naroda village in Ahmedabad, was brought to the hospital from the Mandal area on the night of May 7.

Deepak’s mother Champaben told police that a group of men had promised treatment for her son at a private hospital and brought them to Rajasthan. The group stayed at the house of one Dalu Gadri in Malola village of Bhilwara district.

She alleged that while the men had gone out for dinner, Deepak died. After returning, they allegedly asked her to sit outside the room and later suggested portraying the death as an accident.

Police said the accused allegedly burned Deepak’s big toe and one finger to create evidence of electrocution before informing hospital authorities that he had suffered electric shock injuries while working in a field.

Doctors became suspicious as the burn injuries did not match typical electrocution patterns. Marks resembling ECG electrode placements were also noticed on Deepak’s chest.

Before police reached the hospital, the accompanying men allegedly fled, leaving behind Deepak’s mother and his 14-year-old son.

Based on details provided by the boy, police tracked the suspects through mobile phone location data and detained four persons near the Gangrar toll plaza.

The boy alleged that doctors in Ahmedabad had earlier told the group that his father was unlikely to survive due to his deteriorating health condition. He claimed the accused instructed family members to conceal the actual cause of death and project it as electrocution.

Police said four insurance policies worth nearly Rs 83 lakh had reportedly been issued in Deepak’s name.

Bhilwara Superintendent of Police Dharmendra Singh Yadav said investigators suspect the involvement of a larger insurance fraud network, possibly involving agents and surveyors.

–IANS

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