MEERUT, May 11 -- Sambhal police have uncovered a case of double murder carried out to claim insurance payouts worth Rs.3.5 crore. Seven people have been arrested for allegedly luring vulnerable individuals, killing them, and fraudulently claiming life insurance money. A third murder was being planned but was thwarted in time, police said on Sunday.

The murders, which took place under the jurisdiction of Rajpura police station, involved the deaths of Aman and Salim, both targeted after being coaxed into purchasing multiple insurance policies. Investigators revealed that the accused had already received Rs.78 lakh from Aman's policies and Rs.20 lakh from Salim's.

The arrested accused have been identified as Vedprakash, Kamal Singh, Sunil...