Captain of Hong Kong cricket team arrested for suspected insurance fraud

Claimed an accident left him unable to work

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Aizaz Mohammed Khan, the captain of the Hong Kong men’s cricket team, has been arrested after carrying out suspected insurance fraud.

The athlete is accused of seeking HK$3m in compensation after he claimed an accident left him unable to work. An investigation found Khan continued playing matches despite claiming to be injured in a traffic accident and seeking a claim, the South China Morning Post first reported. The cricketer was arrested at his Hong Kong flat earlier this week. As of Tuesday afternoon, he was being held for questioning but had not been charged. The Commercial Crime Bureau reportedly started investigating the case after receiving a complaint from an insurance company. According to police, Kha...

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