Prayagraj- Uttar Pradesh: It seems like the script for a hit Hindi movie. A 45-year-old murder suspect killed a guy who resembled him physically, disfigured the body, and left his identity card to make it appear as though he had died.

The plan, however, failed when the police, following a confrontation, detained the accused Firoz Ahmad of Kareha village. He was injured during the shootout.

"Firoz obtained clues from popular crime and thriller TV serials during his time in Naini central jail," SP (trans Yamuna) Saurabh Dixit told reporters. "He formed a scheme to get rid of those who had provided him loans of Rs 4 lakh (about $4,920) to pursue his legal battle."

Firoz started hunting for a man of the similar physique after being released on bail in connection with a case around two months aho. During this search, he made touch with a young man from Buxar in the Bihar state.
Suraj Gupta, an electrician, trusted Firoz after he promised to assist him in finding employment. He suggested that he remain in the city. Then, on October 17th, nearMardapur village, Firoz asked Gupta for a drink and dinner at a nereby restaurant.

They beheaded Gupta and strangled him to death along with his two assistants. They chopped off deceased's private parts and set the body afire to conceal the identity. He also left his driving licence near the half-burnt body to make it look like his own death.

He believed that with Gupta's death, the police would close all cases against him.

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