JAIPUR: Unidentified accused abducted a 28-year-old IT manager and extorted Rs 72,500 from him before claiming that they had kidnapped the wrong person.
The incident unfolded late night Thursday when the manager was supervising the fibre cable work near Haldi Ghati Marg. Four accused arrived at the spot, snatched his mobile phone and bundled him into their car.
According to the FIR, one of the accused told the abductee that they were looking for a boy who was allegedly troubling a friend’s girlfriend. They claimed that they had mistakenly abducted him and let him go, before forcing him to transfer Rs 72,500 through a mobile application.
The accused then dropped the IT manager near Shivdaspur and fled. He then went to the police station and filed an FIR. Pratap Nagar police station SHO Balbir Singh told TOI that the police suspect the involvement of a gang that abducts people on false pretext.
“There was a similar case reported from a different police station a few days ago. We are searching for the accused based on the description provided by the victim,” Singh said.
Police said that the gang had released the victim near the Shivdaspura area of the city shortly after 1.30am. The victim then sought the help of a motorist passing by the area.
A police party arrived at the spot near Haldi Ghati, and searched the victim’s car and discovered that some items, including cash were missing.
“It appears to be the handiwork of some organised gang that claims to abduct people and release them later after extorting money through UPI transaction,” an official told TOI.
Till late Friday evening, the police could not find any clue about the identity of the accused. They added that efforts were being made to track down people involved in the abduction case.
“An FIR has been registered under sections of kidnapping (Section 365) and extortion (Section 384) of the IPC,” the official added.
The incident unfolded late night Thursday when the manager was supervising the fibre cable work near Haldi Ghati Marg. Four accused arrived at the spot, snatched his mobile phone and bundled him into their car.
According to the FIR, one of the accused told the abductee that they were looking for a boy who was allegedly troubling a friend’s girlfriend. They claimed that they had mistakenly abducted him and let him go, before forcing him to transfer Rs 72,500 through a mobile application.
The accused then dropped the IT manager near Shivdaspur and fled. He then went to the police station and filed an FIR. Pratap Nagar police station SHO Balbir Singh told TOI that the police suspect the involvement of a gang that abducts people on false pretext.
“There was a similar case reported from a different police station a few days ago. We are searching for the accused based on the description provided by the victim,” Singh said.
Police said that the gang had released the victim near the Shivdaspura area of the city shortly after 1.30am. The victim then sought the help of a motorist passing by the area.
A police party arrived at the spot near Haldi Ghati, and searched the victim’s car and discovered that some items, including cash were missing.
“It appears to be the handiwork of some organised gang that claims to abduct people and release them later after extorting money through UPI transaction,” an official told TOI.
Till late Friday evening, the police could not find any clue about the identity of the accused. They added that efforts were being made to track down people involved in the abduction case.
“An FIR has been registered under sections of kidnapping (Section 365) and extortion (Section 384) of the IPC,” the official added.
