Rohtak, March 1 -- A local court in Hisar on Friday convicted a 39-year-old trader, Ram Mehar of Datta village, for concocting his own murder on October 6, 2020, and killing another resident of his village to get Rs.1.6 crore claim from insurance companies to repay his debt.

Additional district and sessions judge Gagandeep Mittal convicted Ram Mehar for life-term for killing co-villager Ram Mehar alias Ramlu in his car near Bhatla village in Hansi on October 6.

According to police officials, Ram Mehar had killed another villager, Ramlu, before burning his body in his car near Bhatla village in Hansi on October 6. "Mehar had offered drinks to Ramlu and strangled him to death, keeping his body on the seat adjoining the driver's seat. Raml...