A man was arrested for allegedly hatching a plan to fake his kidnapping and demanding a ransom of Rs 2 lakh from his wife as he wanted to repay a debt he had taken from people, the police said.
The accused was identified as Anoop Yadav a resident of Rajiv Nagar in Gurugram. The accused decided to fake his kidnapping as he was unable to repay the debt he had taken from people.
On January 2, Deepika, the complainant, filed a complaint at the Sector-29 police station about kidnapping her husband Anoop Yadav from Down Town Club in Sector-29 that the abductor sent a WhatsApp message to her, asking her to pay Rs 2 lakh for his release.
The complainant told the police the message read- Anoop Yadav is in our custody, and if you want to see his face, then arrange Rs 2 lakh.
Acting swiftly in this case, the police through technical surveillance nabbed the accused from IMT Chowk on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway on Monday.
During interrogation, the accused disclosed that no one had abducted him.
"Yadav who is a supervisor at the club himself had sent messages asking for his kidnapping and his wife on WhatsApp asking for money. He earlier had taken debt from several people which was paid by his family," Sub-Inspector Rohtas, the investigation officer said.
Action will be taken against the accused as prescribed law for misleading the police by concocting conspiracy and giving false information, he said.