Fraudsters kidnap, extort money from shopkeeper
After negotiations, they accepted Rs 3 lakh before releasing him. The victim approached the ADCP (West) on Saturday to file a complaint.
Ram Bahadur, who operates a grocery shop from his residence in Siddhpur Seedi, Sachendi, said that on the evening of July 2, five people arrived in a car at his house, claiming to be from the Madhya Pradesh Crime Branch, and forced him into their vehicle. They took him to a hotel in Kidwai Nagar where they assaulted him throughout the night while demanding Rs five lakh under death threats.
His family struggled to arrange Rs three lakh, which the perpetrators ultimately accepted. On July 3, the perpetrators took Ram Bahadur to Kidwai Nagar outpost and assaulted him again. They then drove him around various locations. According to reports, after collecting the money, the perpetrators released him at a nearby location. tnn
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