It was straight from a Bollywood flick as a 26-year-old man impersonating as Delhi Police Crime Branch official kidnapped a businessman from West Delhi's Hari Nagar area in order to earn quick money. However, his plan was foiled after sleuths of West District police, nabbed the imposter within two hours and rescued the businessman in a hale and hearty condition.
The incident was reported on Tuesday and police had initiated a manhunt to rescue the victim and also bring kidnappers to justice.
The accused has been identified as Haripal, a resident of Najafgarh area. According to Deepak Purohit, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district, on Tuesday, around 9:40 pm, a police control room (PCR) call was received regarding a kidnapping of a businessman from Tikal Nagar Metro station gate number-3 and demand of Rs 25 lakh as ransom for his release.
"Acting on the call, a police team was constituted to rescue the victim and nab the kidnapper. The kidnapper was put on technical surveillance and a trap was laid down at Ring Road, near Delhi Cantt Metro station where the ransom money was demanded to be delivered," said the DCP.
"A swift car came and total of five occupants including the victim were sitting in it. Haripal was arrested and the victim Aman Kumar was safely rescued but three more culprits in the car fled after hitting the car of police team," said the DCP.
"During interrogation, Haripal told police that he wanted to open his personal business but did not have sufficient money to invest. To meet the requirement, he, in along with another accused Ajay Tripathi hatched a conspiracy to abduct a wealthy target," said the DCP.
"The duo chose the victim as the target who runs a call center. Haripal believed that the victim Aman runs a firm "JTV Business Solution" and earns huge returns through his business. They picked the victim Aman from gate number-3, Tilak Nagar Metro station in their swift car posing as Crime Branch personnel," said the DCP.
"Another accused Ajay Tripathi is previously found involved in four heinous cases including a case of demanding ransom for kidnapping of a five year old child," said the DCP adding that further interrogation is going on.