UP man fakes abduction to take money from family, after his arrest, father ends up paying for bail

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Mar 13, 2025, 10:02 IST

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A 28-year-old man from Bhadohi pretended to be kidnapped to extort money from his father. After tracing his location, the police apprehended him in Pune. He confessed to fabricating the kidnapping story. His father requested his release due to the Holi festival, leading to his bail.

UP man fakes abduction to take money from family, after his arrest, father ends up paying for bail

BHADOHI: A man who purportedly staged his abduction to his family in an attempt to extort money from his father was taken into custody in Maharashtra's Pune, officials said on Thursday.
The 28-year-old's father subsequently had to pay to secure his release on bail after he was escorted to a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi from Pune where he was concealing himself.
According to officials, on March 7, Pradeep Chauhan dispatched a message to his father asserting that he had been kidnapped and thereafter deactivated his phone.
Worried, his father Rama Shankar Chauhan notified the police about the incident.

The station in-charge of Chauri police station indicated that during investigation, Pradeep's whereabouts were traced to Hinjewadi police station limits in Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Pune.
Pradeep acknowledged during interrogation that he departed home willingly without informing anyone and had not been kidnapped. Police stated he confessed that he had sent the fabricated kidnapping message to his father to procure money from him.
A case was registered against him under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). His father beseeched for his release citing Holi festival. Since the charges were bailable, police granted him bail, Kumar added.
Key highlights:

A 28-year-old man fabricated his own abduction whilst in Pune to extort money from his father.
On March 7, Pradeep Chauhan messaged his father claiming kidnapping before switching off his mobile.
Police investigation traced him to Hinjewadi precinct in Pimpri-Chinchwad, where he admitted staging the kidnapping.
He was charged under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections but released on bail after his father's plea citing Holi festivities.

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