Seven years after her husband’s tragic death in a road accident, 45-year-old Vangapalli Ballavva from Vattimalla village of Sircilla district is still fighting for the ₹20 lakh compensation that could help raise her three daughters and keep the household afloat. The reason for the long delay was a fake insurance policy submitted for the vehicle involved in the accident.
Her husband, Vangapalli Anjaiah, a 50-year-old agricultural labourer, died on July 25, 2018, when a speeding goods carrier transporting cement rammed into his two-wheeler near Bavusaipet village. Within half an hour, Ballavva received a call from a villager and rushed to the spot, only to find her husband lying in a pool of blood. He succumbed to polytrauma and a severe head injury while being taken to hospital.
Although the driver, Sulthan Rajaiah, surrendered and a case was registered, Ballavva’s family was recently informed by Reliance General Insurance that the insurance document submitted for the goods carrier was not issued by it and was fake.
In 2023, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Sircilla issued a notice to the insurer. On verifying the policy number ‘108230687’, it was found to be forged, prompting Reliance to file a counter First Information Report at the Konaraopet police station in Rajanna Sircilla on April 26, 2025.
