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 …
ANANTAPUR: The Nandyal district police busted an 11-member interstate abduction gang and seized Rs 40 lakhs in cash and three cars after rescuing the victims on Friday. Police said the gang led by Suresh of Gooty area hatched the plan to abduct Nagi Reddy and his son Vinayaka to extract a huge sum from them. The kidnappers demanded Rs 4 …
My eyes goggled at the size of the book. The book starts with a letter written in June 1947 by Seiji Okamura, one of the 40 employees of Hinode Beer, who resigned in February, from the Kanagawa factory. You will meet Seizo Monoi a pharmacy owner, Jun’ichi Nunokawa an ex-army man and his 12-year-old handicapped daughter, Shuhei Handa a police …
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 …
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 …
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