Agra, April 17 -- A police constable dismissed from Subhash Nagar police station of Bareilly, was arrested by Hathras City GRP on Tuesday and jailed for burning a beggar alive to fake his own death. The ex-cop had even placed his mobile phone and debit card there to throw the police off track.

The GRP in Hathras City recovered the burnt mobile phone and debit card, recovered the SIM from the burnt mobile and began tracing it. A month-long investigation led the police to the culprit, who was undergoing treatment for burns received while burning the beggar.

The ex-cop from Mainpuri, had got fed up with the expenses and stress of dozens of cases he was facing for the heinous crimes he had committed, and came up with the plan.

Suyash Singh...