Noida: Constable among 5 held for insurance fraud

NOIDA: A woman police constable was among five persons arrested for allegedly cheating a retired government official of Rs 80 lakh in the name of renewing his insurance policy.
Police said the gang had been active since 2019 and the amount they earned through fraud would easily run into crores. The gang was being led by a man who worked with an insurance firm earlier and stole the records before leaving the company. He was identified as Deepak Kumar. The others in the gang were his wife Priyanka (the UP Police constable), Jitendra, Vishal Tyagi and Harendra Krishna.
Forged rubber stamps of the finance ministry and the RBI were recovered from the gang. "A retired government officer, Ashok Kumar (75), had purchased an insurance policy six years ago but failed to continue with it over financial constraints. Around 2 years ago, he got a call from a few people who identified themselves as representatives of the insurance company and the RBI. The told Kumar his insurance policy could be revived and that the amount had increased to Rs 1.2 crore," said Abhishek Verma, the deputy commissioner of police in Greater Noida.
Over the next two years, Kumar ended up paying Rs 80 lakh in several installments in the name processing charges. "In July this year, he filed a complaint at Dadri police station," Verma said.
The gang members were nabbed on Tuesday. "The constable's husband, who is the mastermind of the gang, has been cheating people since 2019. Earlier, the frauds would involve smaller amounts," the DCP said.
Priyanka, the senior officer said, is currently posted as a constable in Shamli district. Her involvement has put a scanner on the role of other cops in the racket as well, the DCP said.
The gang members were booked for cheating and relevant provisions of the IT Act.