AGRA: In a significant breakthrough in a 17-year-old insurance fraud case involving the murder of a beggar, police announced the arrest of 62-year-old Ramveer Singh, who had been in hiding. Singh was booked in GB Nagar on Friday.
On July 30, 2006, a car crashed near Agra Fort, caught fire, and the driver was burned alive. The vehicle was registered to Anil Singh, son of Vijaypal Singh. Ramveer Singh, identified as a “family friend” of Vijaypal, confirmed the body as Anil’s.
However, subsequent investigations revealed a scheme to embezzle insurance money. The accused had dressed a beggar in Anil’s clothes and burned him alive in the car. The Ahmedabad crime branch eventually uncovered the fraud by arresting Anil, who was previously believed to be dead. Anil had a life insurance policy worth Rs 60 lakh, and after obtaining his own death certificate, the policy amount was claimed.
