A 14-year-old girl from Gangtok, Sikkim, staged her own kidnapping and demanded Rs 3 lakh from her parents. She was rescued in Siliguri, West Bengal, and police investigations confirmed the ransom calls and voice notes were self-generated
Pradeep admitted during questioning that he left home voluntarily without informing anyone and had not been kidnapped. Police said he confessed that he had sent the fake kidnapping message to his father to obtain money from him
Expressing his concern on his 'X' account, Sajjanar revealed that cybercriminals were using WhatsApp calls to pose as police officers, threatening parents by falsely claiming their daughters have been kidnapped.
