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- A man named Amar Singh in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, murdered his wife Rita to claim a 44 lakh rupee life insurance policy taken out in her name just two months earlier, after paying a premium of 2.60 lakh rupees.
- He killed her near a temple in the Lalpur area and then tried to stage the death as a road accident by running a car over the body and setting it on fire.
- He initially filed a missing person complaint with police, but inconsistencies in his statements led to interrogation, during which he confessed.
- Police arrested Amar Singh and three associates and cracked the case within 24 hours using scientific evidence, according to Hamirpur ASP Arvind Kumar Verma.
- Rita, who had four children from her first marriage, had married Amar Singh two years ago; the children are now living with their grandparents in Mainpuri.
What to watch next
- Details of the chargesheet and trial proceedings against Amar Singh and his three associates
- Whether the insurance claim process draws scrutiny given the policy was taken out only two months before the murder
- The welfare and custody arrangements for Rita's four children
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Named India · Hamirpur · Rita · Uttar Pradesh · Amar Singh · Arvind Kumar Sharma · Sarvesh Kumar
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