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Ratlam Farmer Rescued After Childhood Friend Allegedly Demands Ransom
A farmer from Surana village was travelling to Ratlam when he met his childhood friend Irshad.
Police say Irshad took him to a room near a warehouse and locked him inside.
Two unidentified men allegedly came in and hurt the farmer.
Irshad allegedly called the farmer’s relative, Suraj, and asked him to bring money.
The suspects left after they learned the police had been told.
The farmer later went to Suraj’s home and then contacted police with his family.
Police arrested Irshad and are looking for the other suspects.
Police say Irshad, a resident of Surana village, lured a farmer friend to a room near a stone warehouse.
The farmer was allegedly locked inside and assaulted by two unidentified men.
Irshad allegedly used the farmer’s phone to demand money from the farmer’s relative, Suraj.
The suspects fled after learning police had been informed; the farmer later reached Suraj’s home.
Police arrested Irshad and said they were searching for the other suspects.
- Who
- A farmer from Surana village, the arrested suspect Irshad, two unidentified men, and the farmer’s relative Suraj.
- What
- Police say the farmer was held captive and money was demanded for his release; Irshad was arrested.
- Where
- Near a stone warehouse on Ratlam-Jhabua Road in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh; the farmer later reached Suraj’s home in Rajiv Nagar.
- When
- Why
- Police say money was demanded for the farmer’s release.
Key facts
- Main suspect
- Irshad, a resident of Surana village
- Victim
- A farmer from Surana village
- Location of captivity
- A room behind Rajasthan Enterprises’ stone warehouse on Ratlam-Jhabua Road
- Ransom contact
- The victim’s relative Suraj
- Police action
- Irshad was arrested; raids were being conducted to find the other suspects
- Case sections
- Sections 127(7), 296(1), 351(3) and 3(5) of the BNS
Sources
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