A 19-year-old teenager from Uttar Pradesh allegedly staged his own kidnapping in Maharashtra’s Pune and even sent a video of himself crying to convince his family that he had been kidnapped.
Om Prakash had come to Pune some time ago but did not have a permanent job. Police said he was struggling financially and had repeatedly sought money from his family.
Om Prakash had come to Pune some time ago but did not have a permanent job. When his financial problems continued, he allegedly decided to obtain a large sum by staging his own kidnapping. To carry out the plan, he contacted his family in Uttar Pradesh and claimed that he had been kidnapped in Pune. To make the story appear genuine, he recorded and sent a video showing himself crying uncontrollably. Alarmed by the video and the ransom demand, his family approached the police in Uttar Pradesh and lodged a complaint.
His plan was to frighten his family into paying a Rs 5 lakh ransom, but the deception was uncovered when police traced his location to a lodge in Pune.
The accused, identified as Om Prakash Gaurishankar, is a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district, according to police. Police said he was struggling financially and had repeatedly sought money from his family.
