Delhi:
The Delhi police recently brought back to life a man who had fabricated his own death to escape legal proceedings and avoid paying compensation to his wife.
"On August 10 our patrol team was on duty at Mangolpuri area of outer Delhi. They saw a suspicious man trying to hide behind a tree. The team took him to the police station for questioning. He claimed his name was Joginder Singh but refused to provide details of his residential address and whereabouts," said a police officer.
After sustained interrogation, the Delhi police traced the address of his niece who told them that Joginder was hiding because he had faked his own death 7 years ago to escape legal proceedings. He was married thrice; his first wife passed away a long time ago, after which he married Sukhvinder Kaur from Ludhiana.
"The couple had 4 children but after sometime Joginder left his wife and children and discreetly got married a third time, to Kulwant Kaur from Bapa village near Ludhiana," added the police officer.
His wife Sukhvinder went to court seeking maintenance for herself and her children, forcing the accused to find a way to escape legal action.
"Luckily for him, a man named Joginder Singh passed away at the civil hospital in Ludhiana. The culprit got the idea of pretending he was dead as even the deceased's father and his own father shared the same name. He later settled down with his third wife," the officer added.
But Joginder hadn't done a background check on the deceased who had a history of crime and had been arrested in cases under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Delhi.
Joginder was arrested by the Delhi police under section 420 of the IPC.