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A policeman attached to the Police Headquarters in Jogoo House was paid Sh2.4 million after he falsely claimed that both his lower and upper limbs were amputated following a road accident.
Corporal Dominick Lusweti Masengeli made the claims and was paid Sh2,440,320 by Pioneer Assurance Company.
A senior officer in charge of Administration at Jogoo House detected the fraud while checking the payment schedules prepared by the insurance company dated November 13, 2019.
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The matter was on Monday handed over to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
Insurance fraud has been a common problem in the country, with the perpetrators increasingly becoming more creative with their claims.
Other forms include staging accidents, pretending that one has lost a valuable item and then filing a claim.
The policeman was arrested on Monday, December 2, 2019.
