MEERUT, May 15 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to launch a probe into a massive insurance scam involving fraudulent claims worth over Rs.100 crore. The racket, which spans across 12 states, is also linked to at least four murders, including those of two differently-abled individuals, carried out to claim insurance benefits. The agency has sought details of the cases related to the insurance scam through the office of director general of police, confirmed SP (Sambhal) KK Bishnoi. The scam came to light on January 17, 2025, when police intercepted an SUV in Sambhal and found large amounts of unexplained cash, PAN cards, debit cards, and forged documents. This incident unraveled an operation that targeted vulnerable individuals, particularly the poor and terminally ill, to secure life insurance policies on false pretenses. Initial probe revealed the syndicate would present critically ill individuals as healthy to obtain policies, paying short-term premiums knowing the insured would soon pass away, allowing them to claim substantial payouts. The joint probe by the ED and police is expected to lead to stringent action against the network that operated with alarming reach and sophistication. The ED has mandate to probe financial crime, as the scam involves multiple banks and insurance companies. According to the SP, the gang orchestrated large-scale insurance frauds and also resorted to cold-blooded killings to claim money on high-value life insurance policies. The victims include: Daryab, 38, from Dilwari village in Badaun, who was brutally killed on July 31 after being run over by a vehicle and beaten with a hammer. Policies worth over Rs.50 lakh had been taken out in his name. Sanjay, a differently-abled man from Bamanpuri in Islamnagar, was allegedly murdered by his brother Naveen on June 20, 2024. The motive was to claim Rs.95 lakh in insurance. Aman Kumar of Delhi, was murdered on Nov 15, 2023, in Amroha. His maternal uncle was allegedly involved in the killing. Policies worth Rs.2.70 crore had been secured, and Rs.20 lakh had already been claimed. Mohd Saleem, from Dhanari, was murdered on July 29, 2022, also in Rahra....