Fake kidnapping by a UP man lands him in police station

A man from Uttar Pradesh, 28, faked his kidnapping; however, the police detected his location in Pune.

In a shocking incident, a man, 28, from Uttar Pradesh, tried faking his kidnapping; however, his plans failed as the police traced his location. He did this to obtain money from his father, but his plan was foiled, and this landed him at the police station. His father still had to pay the cost of bailing him out.

A man from UP faked his kidnapping and was later caught by police.

As reported by news agency PTI, the man planned to fake his kidnapping to obtain money from his father, but he was traced by the police and taken into custody. His father had to bail him out. The incident occurred in the Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh when 28-year-old Pradeep Chauhan planned to obtain money from his father. For this, he decided to fake his abduction. On March 7, Chauhan messaged his father that he had been kidnapped and later switched off his phone, said police officials. His father, Rama Shankar Chauhan, reached the local police station to report it.

Police traced Pradeep’s location.

The no-so-foolproof plan of Pradeep faltered when the police were able to detect his location in Pune. The person in charge of Chauri police station said his location was traced to Pune’s Pimpri-Chinchwad area, under the limits of Hinjewadi police station. Following this, Pradeep was arrested and brought to the police station.

During the investigation, Pradeep confessed to having faked his kidnapping because he wanted money from his father. He said he left home without telling anyone voluntarily and was not abducted.