Former UP Police Constable Arrested for Murdering Beggar to Fake His Death
Dismissed UP cop kills beggar to fake his own death, arrested
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Ramveer Singh, a former police constable from Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested for murdering a beggar to fake his own death. After a month-long investigation, police traced him through a mobile phone found at the crime scene, leading to his capture following treatment for burns he sustained during the act.
- 01Ramveer Singh, a 55-year-old ex-cop, killed a beggar to escape legal troubles.
- 02The murder was committed on March 12 at Hathras Road halt, Uttar Pradesh.
- 03Singh used a mobile phone and debit card to mislead investigators.
- 04He was arrested on April 14 after being hospitalized for burns.
- 05The identity of the beggar remains unknown, and efforts are ongoing to establish it.
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Ramveer Singh, a 55-year-old former police constable from Vadhoni village in Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested by the Hathras City Government Railway Police (GRP) for the murder of a beggar, which he staged to fake his own death. The incident occurred on March 12 at the Hathras Road halt, where the charred body of the beggar was discovered. Singh, who had been dismissed from the Subhash Nagar police station in Bareilly in 2013 due to his involvement in multiple crimes, devised the plan out of desperation to escape ongoing legal troubles. He placed his mobile phone and debit card near the body to mislead investigators. However, police traced him through an intact SIM card found at the scene. After sustaining burns during the act, Singh was hospitalized, which ultimately led to his capture on April 14. The identity of the victim remains unknown, and efforts are underway to ascertain it.
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This incident raises concerns about public safety and the treatment of vulnerable populations, such as beggars, in Uttar Pradesh.
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