A former officer with the Metropolitan Police has pleaded guilty to multiple offences linked to a “crash for cash” scam that targeted insurers for fraudulent payouts.
According to the Crown Prosecution Service, Kuldip Singh, 42, admitted his involvement in a series of staged and dishonest claims designed to secure compensation for personal injury and vehicle damage.
Singh, who was a serving officer at the time of the offences, was dismissed without notice in November 2017 before leaving the UK, according to a BBC report. He was extradited from Georgia on March 4 and is due to be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on June 2.
The court heard that on March 11, 2016, a co-conspirator deliberately drove a Tesco delivery van into the rear of a Citroën driven by Singh. Four passengers in the vehicle were also involved.
The driver of the van admitted liability, which led to five personal injury claims totalling £33,362. However, only £912 was ultimately paid out.
Singh was also linked to a car hire business, ADK Supreme, which he operated with Alper Emin, 55. The pair obtained high-value vehicles on finance and rented them out to individuals who would typically be unable to afford them.
Following a crash involving a rented Mercedes, Singh and Emin falsely claimed the vehicle key had been stolen during a burglary at the company’s premises. As a result of the false report, Singh received £16,145 from an insurer.
Prosecutors said Singh also attempted to avoid liability for other incidents by claiming that three leased vehicles had been cloned. In one case, he created a false police report and persuaded a member of police staff to input the details into official systems.
Singh pleaded guilty to multiple offences, including conspiracy to commit fraud, fraud by false representation, two counts of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, two counts of perverting the course of justice, and unauthorised access to a computer to facilitate further offences.
The CPS said the activity demonstrated a “sustained pattern of calculated dishonesty” aimed at deceiving insurers, employers and the justice system.
Four co-defendants - Raiyaan Anwar, 32, Alper Emin, 55, Krishna Gnanaseelan, 31, and Singh Dehal, 31 - remain at large after leaving the UK. Proceedings against them have concluded in their absence.
