PATNA: Sachin Kumar, who was allegedly kidnapped on Thursday night from Digha Mor here, returned home on Saturday night.
Digha police station SHO Sunil Kumar said, “Sachin had fled after he lost more than Rs 1 lakh due to betting in IPL cricket matches and was under tremendous pressure to repay the money from those he had taken loan. He had formed a group of 15 youths who used to bet on IPL cricket matches. After retuning, Sachin told police about the money which he had borrowed from others for betting in IPL matches and lost it. He had taken names of three group members from whom he had taken at least Rs 70,000,”
Sachin is a student of Class XI of a private school located on Ashiana-Digha road and is a resident of Ghurdaur Road under Digha police station area.
An FIR for kidnapping was lodged by Sachin’s parents on Friday after he went missing on Thursday evening.
“Sachin had even sold his smart phone to Golu, a three-wheeler driver, for Rs 2000, to repay part of the loan before fleeing on Thursday night. On Saturday night he called up his mother from the bus stand near Mithapur, following which she rushed to pick him up. Police was also informed. Though Sachin told police that he had fled to Farakka in
West Bengal, but investigations revealed that he had taken shelter at his maternal aunt’s residence in
Patna City,” the SHO said.