Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Sambhal Police Investigate Postmortem Mafia for Altering Death Reports
In Sambhal, India, some people were paying money to change death reports.
Corrupt people, including pharmacists and doctors, were taking money to make it look like a murder was a suicide or hide injuries.
For example, a family paid to make their daughter's death look like a suicide.
Police have arrested people and are investigating doctors who may have been involved.
Now, the police are taking steps to prevent this from happening again.
Seven individuals have been arrested, and over 32 doctors are under investigation for allegedly altering death reports in Sambhal.
The scam involves pharmacists, ward boys, and doctors who manipulate medical and postmortem findings for money.
A 19-year-old woman's death was falsely reported as a suicide after her family paid Rs 50,000.
WhatsApp chats and financial records revealed systematic tampering in potentially hundreds of cases.
Police are implementing new measures, including providing crime scene photos to prevent alterations.
- Who
- Pharmacists, ward boys, doctors, and families involved in altering death reports.
- What
- A medical report alteration racket, turning murders into suicides for money.
- When
- The investigation began after the exposure of a manipulated death report in late May.
- Where
- Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- To falsely report the cause of death, erase signs of torture or injury, and potentially protect those responsible for the deaths.
Victims/Justice Seekers
Perpetrators/Enablers
Manipulation of Justice
Victims/Justice Seekers
Victims' families and those seeking justice view the altered reports as a grave injustice, as they are designed to cover up true causes of death and allow guilty parties to escape punishment.
Perpetrators/Enablers
No opposing view presented in the articles.
- Arrests
- 7 individuals
- Doctors Under Investigation
- 32+
- Payment for Alteration
- Rs 50,000 (approx. $600 USD)
- Key Suspects
- Madhur Arya and Yash Sharma
- Reported By
- News18