PATNA: The Kaimur police on Monday arrested a CRPF jawan for faking his kidnapping to get ransom from his father.
The constable, Rajdev Kumar Gupta, was recovered from a train between Patna and Bhabhua in Kaimur on Monday, six days after his alleged kidnapping by unknown criminals from Buxar-Thakura road under the Noan police station area of the district on January 27.
The victim’s wife, Nandini Kumari, had apprehended the involvement of Gupta’s stepbrother, who was detained by police. The suspect, however, denied his involvement in the kidnapping of Gupta, who was posted in Andhra Pradesh.
Nandini had told the investigating officers that her husband was kidnapped for ransom as her father-in-law had received Rs 30 lakh after selling some ancestral land in the village recently. The kidnappers had allegedly demanded Rs 18 lakh as ransom for his release.
Kaimur SP Dilnawaz Ahmad said, “Our investigation revealed that the CRPF jawan had been in constant touch with his wife ever since the kidnapping was reported to police. He, however, kept moving from one place to another and talked to his wife from different phone numbers.”
On Monday, when the location of Gupta’s cellphone was traced near Mohania in Kaimur, police rushed to the place and recovered him.
“During investigation, it came to light that a sum of Rs 6 lakh was transferred to Gupta’s bank account from his father’s to pay the ransom money to the alleged kidnappers. In fact, Gupta had taken a Rs10 lakh loan and had enacted the drama of his false kidnapping to return the money,” the SP said.
The role of Gupta also came under the scanner after the Andhra police disclosed that the CRPF jawan had been missing from duty since December 3 last year. The officials of the central force apprehended that he might have been kidnapped by the Left extremists operating in the region and subsequently a missing complaint was lodged.
Gupta, who is a native of Buxar district, was produced before a court at Bhabhua, which later remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days.
The constable, Rajdev Kumar Gupta, was recovered from a train between Patna and Bhabhua in Kaimur on Monday, six days after his alleged kidnapping by unknown criminals from Buxar-Thakura road under the Noan police station area of the district on January 27.
The victim’s wife, Nandini Kumari, had apprehended the involvement of Gupta’s stepbrother, who was detained by police. The suspect, however, denied his involvement in the kidnapping of Gupta, who was posted in Andhra Pradesh.
Nandini had told the investigating officers that her husband was kidnapped for ransom as her father-in-law had received Rs 30 lakh after selling some ancestral land in the village recently. The kidnappers had allegedly demanded Rs 18 lakh as ransom for his release.
Kaimur SP Dilnawaz Ahmad said, “Our investigation revealed that the CRPF jawan had been in constant touch with his wife ever since the kidnapping was reported to police. He, however, kept moving from one place to another and talked to his wife from different phone numbers.”
On Monday, when the location of Gupta’s cellphone was traced near Mohania in Kaimur, police rushed to the place and recovered him.
“During investigation, it came to light that a sum of Rs 6 lakh was transferred to Gupta’s bank account from his father’s to pay the ransom money to the alleged kidnappers. In fact, Gupta had taken a Rs10 lakh loan and had enacted the drama of his false kidnapping to return the money,” the SP said.
The role of Gupta also came under the scanner after the Andhra police disclosed that the CRPF jawan had been missing from duty since December 3 last year. The officials of the central force apprehended that he might have been kidnapped by the Left extremists operating in the region and subsequently a missing complaint was lodged.
Gupta, who is a native of Buxar district, was produced before a court at Bhabhua, which later remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days.
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