A woman, her son and their accomplice were arrested in Maharashtra's Sangli district for allegedly killing a man to claim his Rs 1 crore insurance and staging his death as an accident. The accused, identified as Vanita Baburao Patil, her son Tejas Baburao Patil and his friend, Bhimrao Ganpatrao Hulwan, were arrested by the police in Sangli on March 1, reported Hindustan Times.
Mother and her son forced a debt-ridden farmer father, Baburao Patil (56), to die by suicide. When he hesitated, they killed him. The crime took place between 2 am to 3 am on February 10 along the Miraj-Pandharpur highway near Landewadi.
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The body of Baburoa was found near Hotel Arya, and his brother Sagar Patil rushed him to a government hospital, where an accidental death was initially recorded. However, police suspect wife and son's statements “Telephonic data and CCTV footage placed them near the crime scene, contradicting their claim of being in Karad,” said Jyotiram Patil, police inspector, Kavathe Mahankal police station.
During the interrogation, the accused confessed that Baburao had mounting debts of Rs 50 lakh, including a home loan, and the family faced constant harassment from lenders. When the bank issued an auction notice, Vanita and Tejas pressured him to end his life for insurance money, as reported by HT.
Baburao had four insurance policies, including a Rs 1 crore term plan. Baburao tried to end his life on the highway, but he did not die. Seeing this, frustrated son Tejas and his wife followed him in a car. When Baburao hesitated again, they forcibly smashed his head against a road divider and dumped his body to make it look like an accident.