fake death
Bank Agent Murders Hitchhiker to Fake His Death for Rs 1-Crore Insurance Claim, Exposed by Messages to Girlfriend
Dec 16, 2025 01:33 am CST
A shocking case of insurance fraud unfolded in Maharashtra where Ganesh Chavan murdered an innocent hitchhiker to fake his own death and claim a Rs 1-crore life insurance policy. Despite elaborate planning, his scheme was exposed when police discovered he was secretly messaging his girlfriend after his supposed death. Authorities tracked his alternate phone number to Sindhudurg district where he was apprehended.
US Fugitive Nicholas Rossi Sentenced to Prison After Faking Death to Evade Rape Charges
Oct 21, 2025 05:24 pm CST
Nicholas Rossi, a 38-year-old American who faked his own death and fled to Scotland, has been sentenced to five-years-to-life imprisonment for a 2008 rape in Utah. After being extradited back to the US in January 2024, Rossi was convicted despite elaborate attempts to conceal his identity, including publishing a false obituary and assuming multiple aliases. He faces a second sentencing in November for another rape conviction.