Ghaziabad: Kidnappers maintain man hostage in automotive and loot his home after connecting with household over video name

Kidnappers in Ghaziabad compelled a hostage's household to point out them valuables over a video name earlier than amassing ransom, police stated. The incident befell late Wednesday evening when three males kidnapped 24-year-old Mayank Mishra, an worker of a digital advertising agency, close to IPEM School, a TOI report said.

How the kidnapping befell

In line with police, Mishra had dropped off a good friend close to IPEM School round 11.30pm when one of many assailants held him at gunpoint. Two others arrived on a scooter and overpowered him. The lads took management of Mishra's automotive and drove him across the Delhi-Meerut Expressway for almost three hours whereas holding him hostage.

Threats and ransom demand

Mishra stated the abductors beat him, stabbed him within the leg, and compelled him to unlock his telephone. “Throughout the video name with my brother, they threatened him that if he disconnected the decision, they might kill me. They requested my brother to point out the locker of the almirah, the place they discovered two gold chains, two gold cash, two silver cash, money of Rs 90,000, and different gadgets,” he advised TOI.
The abductors then instructed his brother to return to NH-9 close to IPEM School with the property. Round 1.30am, one in every of them collected the gadgets, which police estimated to be price round Rs 10 lakh, earlier than threatening to kill Mishra if police have been knowledgeable.

Makes an attempt to withdraw extra money

The lads additionally checked Mishra's checking account and located Rs 10,000. They tried to transform it into money by providing transfers to strangers and petrol pump employees in change for cash, however nobody agreed.

Mishra stated he was launched round 2.15am when the abductors left him close to Mohan Nagar after damaging his telephone and discarding his automotive keys. “I went to Vijay Nagar police station and filed a grievance. However police took greater than 24 hours to lodge an FIR,” he stated.

Police investigation

Ritesh Tripathi, ACP Kotwali, stated an FIR was registered on Friday in opposition to three unknown individuals underneath sections 115 (voluntarily inflicting damage), 309 (4) (theft) and 351 (2) (prison intimidation) of BNS. He stated police groups had been shaped and CCTV footage was being examined to hint the accused.