Mateen Hafeez
Seema Singh had told
the police that a man and a woman, both wearing masks, had barged
into her home on April 28 and singed her. However, a l medical report
stated that the injuries were self-inflicted
Mumbai: A 23-year-old woman, Seema
Singh, who claimed to have been assaulted and singed by burglars is
likely to be booked for staging the robbery . Seema stole her
sister-inlaw's gold ornaments worth Rs 1.5 lakh from her own house to
help her husband clear his debts, the MIDC police alleged. On April
28, Seema's husband, Akhilesh (28), returned to his house on
JogeshwariVikhroli Link Road and found that she had sustained several
cuts and burns. He took Seema to the hospital and informed the police.
The burns on Seema's body had been caused by matchsticks. During the investigation, the police were surprised when it did not find fully burnt matchsticks. “Several matchsticks were lit and extinguished,“ said a police officer.
Seema had told the police that a man and a woman, both wearing masks, had barged into her residence and assaulted her. “Seema said the intruders had forced her to part with jewellery. We discovered that the ornaments belonged to Akhi lesh's sister and Seema's valua bles had been left untouched,“ said a police officer Suspicion grew after Seema started giving evasive answers. The case was referred to doctors at KEM hospital. “The doctors' report stated that more than 80% injuries were self-inflicted,“ an officer said.
During sustained interrogation, Seema broke down and allegedly confessed to committing the crime. She claimed that she had staged the incident as she wanted to help her husband repay his creditors. The police have recovered the jewellery .
The Times of India, May 16, 2014
The burns on Seema's body had been caused by matchsticks. During the investigation, the police were surprised when it did not find fully burnt matchsticks. “Several matchsticks were lit and extinguished,“ said a police officer.
Seema had told the police that a man and a woman, both wearing masks, had barged into her residence and assaulted her. “Seema said the intruders had forced her to part with jewellery. We discovered that the ornaments belonged to Akhi lesh's sister and Seema's valua bles had been left untouched,“ said a police officer Suspicion grew after Seema started giving evasive answers. The case was referred to doctors at KEM hospital. “The doctors' report stated that more than 80% injuries were self-inflicted,“ an officer said.
During sustained interrogation, Seema broke down and allegedly confessed to committing the crime. She claimed that she had staged the incident as she wanted to help her husband repay his creditors. The police have recovered the jewellery .
The Times of India, May 16, 2014
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