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Karnataka Forms SIT to Combat Insurance Fraud, Following Supreme Court Directive
- •The Karnataka government has established a state-level Special Investigation Team (SIT) to register and conduct speedy probes into fraudulent insurance claims.
- •This move follows an August directive from the Supreme Court, which urged all states to constitute dedicated SITs for investigating suspected fraudulent insurance claims.
- •The SIT will be chaired by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, CTRS, Bengaluru, and includes officers from CID and other police departments.
- •Declared a 'Police Station' under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the SIT has statewide jurisdiction in Karnataka.
- •All complaints regarding fraudulent claims from insurance companies will be transferred to this SIT for thorough investigation and timely reporting to the government.
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The Karnataka government formed a state-level Special Investigation Team (SIT) to register and conduct a speedy probe into fraudulent claims received by insurance companies, following a Supreme Court directive issued in August requiring all states to set up dedicated SITs for this purpose.
According to the government order issued by the Home Department on September 22, the SIT is headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police from the Crime and Technical Research Services (CTRS) wing in Bengaluru as its Chairperson.
The SIT has been officially declared as a 'Police Station' under Section 2(1)(u) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with statewide jurisdiction, allowing its investigating officers to submit final reports directly to jurisdictional courts.