UP man kills debtor, fakes his own death to avoid rape conviction; arrested with 3 others

SAHARANPUR (UP): (Mar 1) Police have arrested four persons for allegedly conspiring to fake the death of one of them by killing his debtor and burning the body inside a car here, officials said on Sunday.

The accused have been identified as Arjun, Robin and Vijay Sagar, residents of Biharigarh in Saharanpur, and Shariq, a resident of Uttarakhand.

Arjun -- whose death was staged -- is an accused in a rape case. He devised the fake death ploy along with the others to escape sentencing in the ongoing trial, according to officials.