Breaking news live updates: Mathura man stages son's kidnapping to escape loan repayment, arrested in Jaipur
01:04 (IST) Apr 22
A jaggery trader from Aligarh allegedly faked his son's kidnapping to avoid repaying hefty wedding loans, police said on Monday.
Nawab Singh, 46, told police in Mathura on Friday that his 22-year-old son, Sonu, had been abducted and the 'kidnappers' were demanding Rs 15 lakh as ransom. However, police grew suspicious during their investigation.
Using CCTV footage and hotel records, they traced the son to a hotel in Jaipur where he had checked in under a false identity. A police team followed the trail to Rajasthan and arrested both father and son from the Khatu Shyam temple area in Sikar district on Sunday.
Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said the duo confessed during questioning. Nawab Singh had reportedly taken loans worth lakhs of rupees for his daughter's wedding and hatched the fake abduction plan to gain sympathy and avoid repayment. He even filed a police case against those who had lent him the money.
Both have been taken into custody and will be sent to jail, police confirmed.
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