11 months ago
Fake Punjab Cops Kidnap Noida Bizmen, Extort Money
A group of people, including two Punjab police officers, pretended to be senior cops and kidnapped three businessmen from Noida.
They took them to Ludhiana and demanded a huge sum of money from their families.
The kidnappers threatened the businessmen and stole their belongings.
After the victims were taken to the Khanna Cyber Crime police station, the plan unraveled.
An investigation team has been formed to look into the crime.
A group of six people, including two Punjab police officers, kidnapped three businessmen from Noida.
The kidnappers posed as senior police officers and demanded Rs 10 crore as ransom.
Victims were taken to Ludhiana and threatened.
The police officers attempted to frame the businessmen with false charges.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the case.
- Who
- Assistant Sub-Inspector Kuldeep Singh, Head Constable Balwinder Singh, and accomplices
- What
- Kidnapped three businessmen and demanded ransom
- Where
- Noida, Ludhiana, and Khanna, Punjab
- When
- September 15-16
- Why
- To extort money from the businessmen
Key facts
- Accused
- ASI Kuldeep Singh, Head Constable Balwinder Singh, and 4 others
- Victims
- Three businessmen from Noida: Tarun Aggarwal, Herat Shah, Thurai Raj
- Ransom Demand
- Initially Rs 10 crore, reduced to Rs 2 crore, then Rs 70 lakh and finally cryptocurrency worth Rs 4 lakh
- Location of Abduction
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Crime
- Kidnapping, extortion, impersonation of officers
- Police Involved
- Assistant Sub-Inspector, Head Constable (Punjab Police)
Timeline
Journalists were arrested for blackmail at Bharat24.
Then, Punjab police kidnapped three businessmen for a massive ransom.
Quotes
Tarun Aggarwal
One of the abducted businessmen
“Balwinder Singh introduced himself as SP, Gagandeep as DSP and Karandeep who was holding a weapon said that he was SP Balwinder’s gunman.”
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“The fourth unidentified man seized laptops and phones of our entire staff and ordered us to sit in the SUV.”
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S-I Narpinder Pal
In-charge of the cyber crime cell, Khanna
“They also could not provide any basic evidence or any satisfactory reply to what exactly was the offence committed by three men”
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“Balwinder also handed over his service weapon to another accomplice Karandeep Singh who posed as his gunman”
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Faridkot SP (investigation) Sandeep Wadhera
Faridkot SP (investigation)
“Balwinder did not report for duty after September 10 citing some domestic issues.”
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“He is from India Reserve Battalion (IRB) and must have reported back to his battalion.”
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Khanna DSP (investigation) Mohit Singla
The DSP (investigation) of Khanna
“Narpinder had told him to give proper evidence so that seniors could be informed and an official raid be conducted but that day he landed at the police station with the three men and demanded that an FIR be registered against them.”
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“We had no evidence to book those men.”
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Sources
Three members of Kala Jathedi gang arrested in extortion case
Agra cop among three arrested for abducting youth, demanding ransom
‘ASI posed as DIG, head constable as SP’: How a gang of 6 ‘abducted’ three bizmen from Noida, attempted to extort Rs 10 crore
Punjab Police ASI, head constable pose as senior officers; kidnap three from Noida, demand Rs 10 cr; booked
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