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1 day, 4 hours ago

How Bengal Police rescued kidnapped girl, 7, in less than 5 hours

A seven-year-old girl, who was kidnapped for ransom from outside her home in West Bengal's Malda district, was rescued by police after an operation of four-and-a-half hours. The girl's father also received a call from the kidnappers, threatening harm should the police be informed. Upon receiving a complaint from the girl's father, who is a business person in the city, …

Bihar Girl

1 week, 6 days ago

Comedian Sunil Pal given ₹20K from ₹7.5 lakh ransom by kidnappers for flight: Report

Hindustan Times

After being held hostage for 24 hours by five men in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, Mumbai-based comedian Sunil Pal was handed ₹20,000 in cash to help him return home. Comedian Sunil Pal was kidnapped, demanded ₹ 20 lakh, but settled for ₹ 7.5 lakh. The kidnappers, who had lured Sunil Pal under the pretext of organising a comedy show, initially demanded …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Comedian Sunil Pal reveals kidnapping ordeal, slams publicity stunt accusations

India Today

Comedian Sunil Pal has made a shocking revelation, alleging that he was kidnapped from the outskirts of Delhi. Recalling the series of events, Sunil Pal explained that he received a call from a man named Amit, who invited him to perform at a birthday party in Haridwar. Once they collected enough, they let me go the next day and even …

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5 months, 1 week ago

School boy in Madurai kidnapped for ₹2 crore ransom, rescued safely

The Hindu

A class 10 boy, who was kidnapped by unidentified persons in Madurai, with a demand for ₹2 crore ransom, was safely rescued by Madurai City Police after kidnappers dropped him, along with his auto driver, in the city outskirts, sensing that police were behind them. Madurai City Commissioner of Police J. Loganathan said both the boy and auto driver were …

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8 months ago

Hyderabad Police Arrest Three Persons for Kidnapping

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s east zone police arrested three people who had kidnapped a seven-year-old child and were demanding a ransom of `15 lakh. Police arrested 18-year-olds Chandan Kumar of Jharkhand and Meghnath Karmakar of Assam and 21-year old Anup Chowdari of Bihar at the Secunderabad railway reservation complex. Hyderabad: The Karkhana police on Saturday nabbed two persons for illegal procuring, transporting …

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Kidnapping for ransom is a leading security challenge in Nigeria

NPR

Kidnapping for ransom is a leading security challenge in Nigeria The story of one Nigerian family's kidnapping ordeal, as abductions for ransom spiral out of control in the West African country. Kidnapping for ransom is a leading security challenge in the country, and NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu has been following the story of one family in Nigeria whose lives have been …

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9 months ago

Coaching student abducted in Rajasthan's Kota, father sent pictures of girl tied to rope

Hindustan Times

In a shocking incident, a student from Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri who was preparing for a competitive exam in Rajasthan's education hub Kota, was abducted on Sunday, and the kidnappers have demanded a ransom of ₹30 lakh from the girl's family to free her. The student is from Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri The situation escalated when the kidnappers sent photos of the …

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1 year ago

Student abducted from college rescued in Manipur, 8 arrested

India Today

The Manipur Police on Saturday morning rescued a student of DM College of Science in Imphal and arrested eight alleged kidnappers along with weapons, during a search operation at Yumnam Huidrom village in Imphal West district. Superintendent of Police of Imphal West Shivakanta Singh said, "After being informed about the abduction of the student, Laishram Chinglen Singh, 22, police carried …

Singh

1 year, 2 months ago

Kidnappers make ransom call after killing their friend in Delhi

Hindustan Times

A 22-year-old man was allegedly abducted from Karawal Nagar in northeast Delhi and stabbed to death by two of his friends, who then called up his family to demand a ransom of ₹2 lakh for his safe release, police officers aware of the case said on Tuesday. The call records were analysed on September 22, and the location of Nitin, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Sudan teen refugee freed after 5 months in Libyan detention

Associated Press

CAIRO — A Sudanese teen refugee has been released from a detention center in western Libya where he was held for five months after being kidnapped and tortured by gunmen demanding ransom, his family said Wednesday. Mazen Adam, 15, from Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region, walked free on Monday from a juvenile detention center near the capital, Tripoli, according to his …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Panchkula Youth Held Hostage For Rs 31 Lakh Ransom Money, Rescued By Police

News 18

Police in Haryana’s Panchkula district rescued a young man who was held hostage by three kidnappers for a ransom of Rs 31 lakh. Amit, a resident of sector-7 in Panchkula, told the authorities that the incident took place at the home of one Anil, who Amit said is a suspended officer of Maharashtra Police. They held Amit hostage and ordered …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Chandigarh: Kidnappers demand Rs 50 lakh from teen's father, later release him without ransom

India Today

A 15-year-old Chandigarh boy was on Tuesday kidnapped by three men who demanded Rs 50 lakh from his family. The father of the minor told Hindustan Times that his son was near a railway crossing in Manimajra when he was dragged into a white Maruti Suzuki Brezza by three men. He said the kidnapper demanded Rs 50 lakh ransom to …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Kidnappers free 14 Nigerian students abducted in Kaduna state

Al Jazeera

Kidnappers have released the remaining 14 students who had been held captive after being abducted last month from a northern Nigerian university, officials said. Armed groups have repeatedly attacked schools and universities in northwest Nigeria in the last few months, abducting more than 700 students for ransom since December. “Fourteen of the abducted students of the university have been freed,” …

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3 years, 11 months ago

UP Police Recovers Body of 10-Year-Old Boy Kidnapped Two Days Ago from Kasganj

News 18

A 10-year-old boy who was kidnapped two days back in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh was found brutally murdered on Wednesday. The incident was reported from Pithanpur village under the Sidhpura area of Kasganj, where the 10-year-old boy, Lokesh was kidnapped in broad daylight two days ago. The police had also started a search operation but could not recover the …

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4 years ago

Karnataka: 8-year-old boy's kidnappers demand ransom in Bitcoin

India TV News

The kidnappers of a 8-year-old boy, who was abducted from Ujire area of Dakshina Kannada, allegedly demand ransom in Bitcoin. According to the police, the main accused could be a former business partner of the child's father. Dakshina Kannada SP Laxmiprasad said that a case has been registered and the police will soon arrest the main accused." ALSO READ | …

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4 years ago

Karnataka Bitcoin Ransom Case: Kidnapped Boy Rescued From Kolar

News 18

The Dakshina Kannada police have cracked the kidnapping case of a eight-year old boy whose abductors sought ransom in bitcoins, the police said. The boy was traced in Kurnahosahalli hamlet in Maluru of Kolar district, which is 54 kms from tech hub Bengaluru and he was reunited with his family in Belthangady, said the police. The police said that at …

Boy Kolar

4 years ago

8-year-old Abducted in Karnataka, Kidnappers Seek Ransom in Bitcoins

News 18

An eight-year-old boy, the son of a hardware shopkeeper, was kidnapped by a four-member gang of criminals on Thursday evening and the kidnappers have demanded ransom in “bitcoins”, which is believed to be the first-ever such case in Karnataka. Initially they demanded 100 bitcoins, valued around Rs 17 crore and then renegotiated the amount to Rs 10 crore which had …

Karnataka Officer Bitcoins

4 years ago

Former K’taka Minister Reveals He Was Kidnapped Last Week, Released After Driver’s Escape Spooked Abductors

News 18

Former Karnataka minister Varthur Prakash filed a police complaint on Tuesday revealing he was kidnapped by unidentified persons and later released on November 25. In his complaint filed at the Bellandur police station, Prakash said that kidnappers had demanded a ransom of Rs 30 crore. Prakash said the kidnappers were scared that the driver would inform the police and pushed …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Kidnapped Hyderabad dentist rescued by Anantapur police

The Hindu

Anantapur police on Wednesday morning rescued Hyderabad-based dentist Dr. Behjath Hussain, after he was kidnapped from his yet-to-be inaugurated clinic on Tuesday afternoon. The Cyberabad police had alerted the Anantapur SP B. Satya Yesu Babu about the possible movement of the kidnappers on the National Highway based on their cell phone locations. Sajjanar said that Dr. Hussain was abducted by …

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4 years, 4 months ago

5-month-old Kidnapped from Home in Assam's Cachar District, Body Found Buried in Jungle

News 18

The body of a five-month-old baby, allegedly kidnapped from home while his parents were asleep, was recovered from a jungle in Assam's Cachar district, police said on Saturday. The body was dug out in the jungle in the Rangirghat area on Friday and sent for postmortem to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital, they said. Three persons have been arrested …

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How Bengal Police rescued kidnapped girl, 7, in less than 5 hours

Comedian Sunil Pal given ₹20K from ₹7.5 lakh ransom by kidnappers for flight: Report

Comedian Sunil Pal reveals kidnapping ordeal, slams publicity stunt accusations

School boy in Madurai kidnapped for ₹2 crore ransom, rescued safely

Hyderabad Police Arrest Three Persons for Kidnapping

Kidnapping for ransom is a leading security challenge in Nigeria

Coaching student abducted in Rajasthan's Kota, father sent pictures of girl tied to rope

Student abducted from college rescued in Manipur, 8 arrested

Kidnappers make ransom call after killing their friend in Delhi

Sudan teen refugee freed after 5 months in Libyan detention

Panchkula Youth Held Hostage For Rs 31 Lakh Ransom Money, Rescued By Police

Chandigarh: Kidnappers demand Rs 50 lakh from teen's father, later release him without ransom

Kidnappers free 14 Nigerian students abducted in Kaduna state

UP Police Recovers Body of 10-Year-Old Boy Kidnapped Two Days Ago from Kasganj

Karnataka: 8-year-old boy's kidnappers demand ransom in Bitcoin

Karnataka Bitcoin Ransom Case: Kidnapped Boy Rescued From Kolar

8-year-old Abducted in Karnataka, Kidnappers Seek Ransom in Bitcoins

Former K’taka Minister Reveals He Was Kidnapped Last Week, Released After Driver’s Escape Spooked Abductors

Kidnapped Hyderabad dentist rescued by Anantapur police

5-month-old Kidnapped from Home in Assam's Cachar District, Body Found Buried in Jungle