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Novel racket of extortion unearthed in Delhi, fake kidnapper held
New Delhi, June 18: Unearthing a novel racket of cheating and extortion, Delhi Police arrested one person who allegedly used to demand money from the parents of missing children by claiming that they had been abducted by him.
New Delhi, June 18: Unearthing a novel racket of cheating and extortion, Delhi Police arrested one person who allegedly used to demand money from the parents of missing children by claiming that they had been abducted by him.
Dilip Kumar (26), who was nabbed by Crime Branch in Uttar Pradesh's Sahibabad area adjoining Delhi yesterday, would look for missing person notices in newspapers and after selecting the target he would make ransom calls to the parents of the missing children, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Railways) Dependra Pathak said today.
Although Kumar, a school dropout working with a rubber factory in Sahibabad, claims he had just started the activity, police is investigating as to how many people he has already extorted money from.
The Crime Branch swung into action after one N L Gupta, whose four-year-old grand daughter Samiksha has been missing since March 2002, complained that he had received repeated ransom calls and ultimately a letter stamped with 'Jaish-e-Mohammad' (terrorist outfit) and 'National Liberation Army' on Monday last, Pathak said.
The caller claimed that Samiksha had been abducted by him and demanded Rs five lakh for the release, the DCP said.
During investigations, the caller's location was traced to Ghaziabad and a trap was laid, he said, adding the accused was nabbed when he was making ransom calls to some other people whose children are missing.
Kumar revealed during interrogation that he had taken to the activity to earn quick money easily, Pathak said.
Bureau Report
Although Kumar, a school dropout working with a rubber factory in Sahibabad, claims he had just started the activity, police is investigating as to how many people he has already extorted money from.
The Crime Branch swung into action after one N L Gupta, whose four-year-old grand daughter Samiksha has been missing since March 2002, complained that he had received repeated ransom calls and ultimately a letter stamped with 'Jaish-e-Mohammad' (terrorist outfit) and 'National Liberation Army' on Monday last, Pathak said.
The caller claimed that Samiksha had been abducted by him and demanded Rs five lakh for the release, the DCP said.
During investigations, the caller's location was traced to Ghaziabad and a trap was laid, he said, adding the accused was nabbed when he was making ransom calls to some other people whose children are missing.
Kumar revealed during interrogation that he had taken to the activity to earn quick money easily, Pathak said.
Bureau Report