Gurugram man arrested for faking his own abduction, demanding Rs 2 lakh in ransom from wife

A man from Gurugram has been arrested for faking his own kidnapping and demanding a ransom of Rs 2 lakh from his wife.

Gurugram police arrested a bartender for allegedly faking his own kidnapping and demanding a ransom to the tune of Rs 2 lakh from his wife to pay his debt. The accused, identified as Anoop Yadav, a resident of Rajiv Nagar in Gurugram, decided to stage a fake kidnapping as he was unable to pay off debts that he had taken from people.

The matter came to light when Yadav's wife filed a complaint against the kidnapping of her husband from Sector-29, reported news agency PTI. The complainant said that the kidnapper had asked her to pay a ransom of Rs 2 lakh for his release.