Woman Held Hostage At Knifepoint By Instagram Friend In Gujarat

The suspect, Prakash Dashrath, hailing from Patan, entered the woman's beauty parlour and threatened her with a knife after she refused further communication with him.

A young woman, who runs a beauty parlour in Gujarat's Bharuch district, was held hostage at knife point by a man she had befriended on social media app Instagram.

The suspect, Prakash Dashrath, hailing from Patan, entered the woman's beauty parlour and threatened her with a knife after she refused further communication with him.

According to sources, "the victim had developed a friendship with Prakash through Instagram messages. However, when the woman decided to cut off contact, Prakash grew enraged. He then visited her beauty parlour, located in the Vagra market area, and held her at knife point. Fearing for her life, the woman managed to message the parlour owner, alerting him to the situation."