Police in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, have arrested 17 people, a doctor, three revenue clerks, lawyers and a bank employee among them, for allegedly rewriting the real causes of death, including a suicide and a heart attack, as snakebite fatalities to claim government compensation. The racket, active since 2018, is estimated at Rs 17.24 crore, and one doctor is still on the run, a TOI report stated.
