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Youth stages own kidnapping to extract Rs 25 lakh from parents, gets caught

The accused Azad Ali from Krishnai region of Goalpara district in Assam disappeared on November 18 after telling his parents that he was heading to Songsak Dagal area of East Garo Hills to purchase pepper and ginger for sale.

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TURA:

A 22-year-old youth from Krishnai who staged his own kidnapping to extract a huge sum of money from his parents has been caught by Garo Hills police along with the rest of his gang members.

The accused Azad Ali from Krishnai region of Goalpara district in Assam disappeared on November 18 after telling his parents that he was heading to Songsak Dagal area of East Garo Hills to purchase pepper and ginger for sale.

A day later, a man claiming to be a kidnapper called his parents up seeking Rs 25 lakh for his safe release and claimed he was in captivity in the Garo Hills region.

“We conducted searches and our investigation ultimately led us to the conclusion that the kidnapping was staged. Based on inputs we arrested three members of the gang and Azad was caught from Guwahati where he was staying,” informed East Garo Hills SP, Abraham T Sangma.

The other members of Ali’s group, including one local from Garo Hills, were picked up from different parts of Dagal area in Songsak.

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