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Crime
Insurance Claim Triggers Murder Probe: Ex‑Serviceman’s Body Exhumed, Wife Questioned
✍️ India Today
🗓 07 Aug 2026, 11:36 AM
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A disputed insurance claim has led police to launch a murder investigation, exhuming the body of a former serviceman and questioning his wife.
Police have opened a murder investigation after a disputed insurance claim involving a former serviceman. The body of the serviceman, who had died earlier, was exhumed to gather forensic evidence. Investigators are looking into whether the death was accidental or intentional. The serviceman’s wife has been taken into custody for questioning as part of the inquiry.