A 28-year-old man in Delhi staged his own abduction as he was mired in debt and was unable to repay. Police said that he planned to extort Rs 25 lakhs from his kin to pay off his debts and went into hiding in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh.
The man works as a supervisor at a Panipat-based company and was in a relationship with a colleague’s wife, who was also part of the conspiracy.
According to Pranav Tayal, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Rohini district, on June 29, the Aman Vihar police station was informed by the man’s father that he had gone to attend a party in Rohini on June 25 and was missing since then.
“During the investigation, it was learnt that a woman contacted the victim’s parents on June 28 and stated that their son was in a debt trap and he needs Rs 25 lakh immediately to settle his debts. The woman was tracked down in a village near Tundala, Agra, and during questioning, she disclosed that the man was hiding in Rishikesh and she was in touch with him,” the DCP said.