The Economic Times

Bengaluru man stages kidnapping with friends, demands Rs 90 lakh from father; police trace him to Hassan, find him sitting comfortably with alleged accomplices

A 40-year-old man named Manish Patel staged a kidnapping plot to extort money from his father. He informed his father about a trip to Gadag and later claimed he was abducted. The father received ransom demands totaling Rs 90 lakh, prompting him to contact the police. Authorities traced the calls to Hassan, where they found Manish safe with two accomplices.