3 weeks ago
Delhi man fakes own kidnapping to escape debt collectors
A man in Delhi pretended to go to work every day, but he had actually lost his job almost a year ago.
He owed money and was being chased by people who collect debts, so he was very stressed.
To hide the truth from his family, he made it look like he had been kidnapped.
He left home saying he was going to work and later made a phone call that sounded like he was in trouble.
His call to his brother suddenly cut off, and then his phone was switched off.
His family got worried and found his car left on a road, so they called the police.
The police searched for him and found him safe in a nearby city called Ghaziabad.
He told the police that he had staged the whole thing because he was afraid and ashamed.
His family was relieved when he was brought back home safely.
A 35-year-old Rohini resident staged his own kidnapping after being unemployed for nearly a year while pretending to go to work daily.
The man was under pressure from loan recovery agents and wanted to hide his joblessness from his family.
His family filed a suspected kidnapping complaint after his abandoned car was found near Rohini Sector-28.
Delhi Police traced him near the Kaushambi Metro Station bus stand in Ghaziabad and reunited him with his family.
The Shahbad Dairy police registered the case, and the man left home on August 3 telling his family he was going to work.
- Who
- A 35-year-old man from Rohini, New Delhi, investigated by Delhi Police.
- What
- The man staged his own kidnapping to hide his year-long unemployment from his family and escape pressure from loan recovery agents.
- Where
- New Delhi's Rohini area, with the man traced in Ghaziabad near the Kaushambi Metro Station bus stand.
- When
- The man left home on August 3; the case surfaced on Thursday after his family approached police on Sunday.
- Why
- He had been unemployed for nearly a year, was under pressure from loan recovery agents, and wanted to avoid revealing the truth to his family.
Key facts
- Person of interest
- 35-year-old man, resident of Rohini, New Delhi
- Incident type
- Staged (fake) kidnapping
- Duration of unemployment
- Nearly one year
- Location
- Rohini Sector-28, New Delhi; found in Ghaziabad
- Vehicle
- Car found abandoned near Rohini Sector-28
- Police station
- Shahbad Dairy police, Outer North district
- Key dates
- Left home August 3; family complaint on Sunday; case surfaced Thursday
- Motive
- Pressure from loan recovery agents and hiding unemployment from family
Quotes
Senior Police Officer
Delhi Police officer involved in the investigation
“The family members told police that around 8.05 pm, he called his father and said he would return home shortly.”
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