How forgery, murder and Lord Hanuman are woven into multi-crore insurance crimes

On a fog-draped night in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, Anukriti Sharma — Additional Superintendent of Police — pulled over two cars. What seemed like a routine check for criminals quickly spiralled into a discovery that would peel back the layers of one of India’s most chilling financial frauds. Inside, she found wads of cash amounting to over INR10 lakh, 19 debit cards from well-known banks, and a mobile phone stuffed with thousands of photographs,