Rohtak, Feb. 9 -- An agent of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India was booked for allegedly trying to dupe the public sector company by claiming an insurance amount of Rs.1 crore by furnishing a fake death certificate of a Sonepat man, police said on Saturday.

The accused was identified as Dharambir, a resident of Mayur Vihar in Sonepat. The police said the accused had taken a high-value life insurance for Praveen Kumar, a resident of Tharu village, without informing him and later produced a fake death certificate to claim the money.

"The accused's married daughter is Praveen's neighbour. Dharambir somehow managed to get a copy of Praveen's Aadhaar card and even succeeded in opening a bank account in his name in Sonepat. He deposit...