UP village head stages own murder to frame debtor, arrestedLast Updated: October 02, 2025, 21:30 ISTRepresentational image (Image: News18)Hardoi (UP), Oct 2 (PTI) A village head in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi has been arrested for allegedly staging his own “murder" in a bid to implicate a man who owed him money, officials said on Thursday. According to police, Yatish Singh alias Kallu (37), the pradhan of Khaddipur Chainsingh village, had disappeared on September 29, leading his cousin Shobhit Kumar to lodge a complaint at Kotwali City police station. Recommended StoriesAn official said Kumar told police that Yatish had called his cousin-in-law, claiming he had been killed a few kilometres before Hardoi. To implicate him in a false case, Yatish plotted his own “murder", Additional SP Nripendra Kumar said. PTI COR KIS NB NBFirst Published: October 02, 2025, 21:30 ISTNews agency-feeds UP village head stages own murder to frame debtor, arrestedDisclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.