Thane: Mishap claim fake, two cops among 3 face the music

THANE: Dismissing an accident claim of two brothers holding it as fake and frivolous, the Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has ordered action against three including two policemen for submitting fake claim.
Rejecting the claim, MACT member HM Bhosale noted, “..the tendency to file false claims is not only harmful to insurance companies but it is a stigma on the institution in entertaining and dealing with such false claims. If such a tendency is allowed to develop or grow, it will certainly damage the image of the institution in the eyes of the society.” Bhosale fined the two brothers of Rs 3,000 each, and ordered departmental action against sub-inspector Sunil Gurav and constable Amrut Shinde with Panvel Taluka police.
The siblings in their claim to the tribunal said, on September 01, 2017 they were riding a bike near Panvel, when a tempo dashed them near Apta village and they sustained injuries. They sought compensation claiming they were earning Rs 8,000 and Rs 12,000 per month. The two opponents in the claim were the owner of the tempo involved in the accident and the vehicle's insurer. The legal team appearing for the insurance company said the tempo has been planted to reap the compensation. The advocate said one claimant in his statement to the police said some unknown vehicle dashed their bike and that this is a clear case of “hit and run”. The insurer submitted that the petition is not maintainable. The advocate said the offence was registered three-and-half months later.
“The medicolegal certificates relied on by the petitioners nowhere show that they were admitted with the history of road accident,” the advocate for insurance company informed.
“Petitioners haven’t sustained injuries as a result of dash given by offending tempo. They fell from the motorcycle as claimant lost control,” tribunal member said.