Engineering student abducted, released after ransom payment

BHOPAL: In a plot reminiscent of a Bollywood potboiler, an engineering student was abducted in his car, beaten, confined in a house and later released after payment of ransom. One of the abductors happened to be a student of the same private college.
The incident took place on September 30 and a complaint in this regard was registered with the Piplani police station.Police said complainant, Anurag Mishra, 23, who hailed from Uttar Pradesh, is a final year student of a private engineering college here.
He was allegedly abducted by Mohit Baghel, a student of the same college, and his four accomplices two of whom were identified as Himanshu and Shanu also students of the same engineering college. Police said the accused and complainant knew each other very well and on the day of incident, Baghel called up Mishra and asked him to meet him on which Mishra asked him to come over to a tea stall where he was sitting.
Baghel reached the tea stall along with five others and sat in Mishra's Ford Ikon car. After a brief discussion, the accused and his friends started beating Mishra in his the car and later forced him to a house near the Ayodhya bypass and confined him there.
The accused and his accomplices beat up Mishra and demanded a share of the money he was making as commission by getting students admitted to the different colleges. They initially demanded Rs 50,000.
When Mishra told his abductors that he had no money with him, they asked him to call up his friends and request them to arrange for the money. Mishra then called two of his friends, Ranjan and Ankit for money, the police added
Later, the accused directed Ranjan and Ankit to hand over the money to a man wearing a black shirt on a black bike. The two arranged for Rs 15,000 and handed over the money to the person as directed.
Police said the person who had come to collect the cash called the accused and confirmed receipt of the money after which Mishra was released. He approached the police and got registered a case.
Rivalry and monetary considerations were said to be the reason for the abduction of the student. Mishra, apart from being a student was into broking business and got students for admission to the private colleges for which he was paid Rs 15,000 per case.
Baghel was aware of it and wanted easy money by terrorizing Mishra. Regarding Mishra's background, the police said so far they could just ascertain that he hails from Uttar Pradesh. The Ford Ikon car- MH06-J-4662 belongs to him.
Efforts remain underway to nab accused who are on the run, the police added.