MEERUT, March 2 -- Four men have been arrested in Saharanpur for allegedly conspiring to fake the death of one of them by murdering his debtor and burning the body inside a car to stage a fatal accident, police said on Sunday.

The accused were identified as Arjun Singh (23), Robin and Vijay Sagar, all residents of Biharigarh in Saharanpur district, and Shariq, a resident of Uttarakhand. According to police, Arjun, whose death was allegedly staged, is facing trial in a rape case and hatched the plot to evade a possible conviction.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Abhinandan Singh said the village head of Chorkhurd informed authorities on February 25 about a burnt car parked between Chorkhurd and Chandpur villages with a charred body...