Trader ends life for `10cr insurance

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A differently-abled boy participates in the 10th Special Athletic event for children in New Delhi on Saturday. PHOTO: Bunny Smi

A meticulously planned “murder” to save the sinking fortune of his debt-ridden family was unmasked by Delhi police on Saturday, who arrested two persons and cracked what has turned out to be a suicide of a Delhi-based businessman.
The police has arrested Vinay Sinha, 31, and Sunil Kumar Lakra, 32, for robbing the car and valuables of the deceased trader Ajay Gupta, a resident of Adarsh Nagar. Gupta was found dead in a drain in Khayala and the police initially suspected it to be a case of murder.
However, during investigation, it came to light that Gupta was under debt and his house, office and godown were mortgaged.
“Gupta committed suicide to claim an insurance cover of `10 crores to help his family settle outstanding loans. He left his office on November 30 but did not reach home. His body was recovered from a drain in Khayala but his Honda City car was missing,” a senior police official said.
“His call records revealed that on November 30, he had asked a friend to call him and later he called the police claiming that he was getting threats. He had carried out a contract work in Jaipur and Kota but his payment was withheld by an executive engineer who demanded bribe for releasing the payment.
Gupta had carried out a sting operation of this engineer and a complaint was forwarded to the Central Vigilance Commi-ssioner and state Anti-Corruption Bureau,” the official said.
It was also revealed that Gupta had visited Seelampur twice on November 28 and met one Ashraf, who provided him a cyanide pill. In the meantime, a Honda City was recovered by Mundka police. Next day, Lakra visited the Mundka police station claiming that the owner of the vehicle they recovered was out of town.
“On being interrogated he revealed that he was roaming in Peeragarhi with his friend when they found the deceased in unconscious state. They took away his purse, mobile, wrist watch, ATM cards. Lakra drove the car to a drain and threw Gupta into it and fled with the car. They abandoned the vehicle after an accident,” a police official said.