Man stages kidnapping to demand Rs 25L from his father

Rajkot: A 24-year-old man was arrested by Gandhidham police in Kutch for allegedly staging his own kidnapping to extort Rs 25 lakh from his father. The man had suffered losses in his business and needed the money to pay the debts, but police foiled his plans and tracked him within hours.
According to police, Bhikha Gohil (46), a resident of Bhavani Nagar in Galpvadar village in Gandhidham taluka of Kutch lodged a complaint about his son’s kidnapping on Saturday.
“Gohil had received a recorded voice message on his mobile phone which asked him to pay a ransom of Rs 25 lakh for the safe release of his son. After we received the complaint, a probe was launched. With the help of our informers’ network, we tracked Jaydeep to Wankaner town of Morbi district on Sunday. He was brought to Gandhidham for questioning. After being grilled for a few minutes, Jaydeep spilled the beans and confessed to staging the kidnapping,” a police official said.
“Jaydeep, a coal trader, suffered losses and badly needed money. So, he cooked up his kidnapping story with the help of his friend Sachin Zinjuvadia of Wankaner. Jaydeep recorded a voice message demanding ransom and sent it to his father from Zinjuvadia’s mobile,” the police official added.