Andhra man killed sister to claim Rs 1 crore insurance, arrested

Podili (Andhra Pradesh):

In Prakasam district, a real estate businessman has been arrested for allegedly killing his divorced and childless younger sister for allegedly claiming insurance payment of Rs 1 crore.

Police on Tuesday arrested Malapati Ashok Kumar (30) for the crime on 2 February 2024 near a petrol station in Podili.

Kumar, who was facing important loans, allegedly planned to insure his sister for Rs 1 crore with various insurance companies, and killed him as an accident to claim insurance money Staged death in.

On the day of the incident, Kumar took his sister in his car in his car on the pretext of visiting the hospital, then gave her sleeping pills and killed her back on the way, he said.

He said that this man has been arrested under various sections of IPC, including 120 (B), 302 and 201.