23-yr-old fakes abduction, asks kin to pay ₹2.5L

ACCUSED HAD BORROWED ₹2.5L FROM A FRIEND TO BUY A BIKE, FAKED KIDNAPPING TO PAY HIM BACK

NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old man faked his own kidnapping and demanded ransom from his sister to repay ₹2.5 lakh he had borrowed from a friend to buy a high-end bike, police said on Sunday.

Deputy commissioner of police (outer) Sameer Sharma said that the accused has been identified as Karan Goyal, resident of Nangloi, who went to his friend’s house in Rajasthan’s Alwar and informed his family that he has been kidnapped.

Police said that Goyal’s sister approached the police on June 26, and said that her brother has gone missing.

When asked about the details of the case, she told the police that her family had received a call regarding the kidnapping of her brother and the caller demanded ₹2.5 lakh.

“Our team got the call details to ascertain the location of the suspected number. After analysis, the location of the number was found to be in Shekhpur in Rajasthan. Based on technical analysis, the location was raided. The owner of that mobile number was identified as Satyaveer, a resident of Bagheri village in Alwar district of Rajasthan,” Sharma said.

When the police asked Satyaveer about Goyal’s whereabouts, he said that Goyal was his son Nitesh’s friend and he had come from Delhi to meet him. Goyal was found at Satyaveer’s house and brought to Delhi.

Police said that initially, Goyal did not disclose anything but later revealed that he was fond of fast motorcycles and had borrowed ₹2.5 lakh from one of his friends to buy a motorcycle.

“Now that his friend was asking him to repay the amount, Goyal did not have the money to pay him back. Thereafter, Goyal planned to go to his friend’s house in Rajasthan. He took the phone of his friend’s father and himself called his family, saying that he had been kidnapped and that they have to pay ₹2.5 lakh to get him free,” the DCP said.

Legal action is being taken against Goyal for faking his kidnapping, police said.