Australian official urges balance in India reports
Ranjodh Singh
Jaspreet Singh  29  of Melbourne  appeared in court Wednesday on charges of making a false police report and criminal damage with a view to gaining a financial advantage. He did not enter a plea and was released on bail.
 Singh told police he was parking his car when four men approached him  pushed him against the car  poured a fluid on him and set him on fire. Singh was burned on his arms  chest and face.
 But Detective Senior Constable Danielle O'Keefe told the court Wednesday that arson chemists and hospital staff had determined Singh's injuries and damage to his clothes and car were not consistent with his story.
 Investigators believe Singh made up the story of the attack after accidentally lighting himself on fire while torching his car in an insurance fraud scheme  O'Keefe said.
Jaspreet Singh  29  of Melbourne  appeared in court Wednesday on charges of making a false police report and criminal damage with a view to gaining a financial advantage. He did not enter a plea and was released on bail.
 Singh told police he was parking his car when four men approached him  pushed him against the car  poured a fluid on him and set him on fire. Singh was burned on his arms  chest and face.
 But Detective Senior Constable Danielle O'Keefe told the court Wednesday that arson chemists and hospital staff had determined Singh's injuries and damage to his clothes and car were not consistent with his story.
 Investigators believe Singh made up the story of the attack after accidentally lighting himself on fire while torching his car in an insurance fraud scheme  O'Keefe said.