Denied money by father, Palghar man fakes his own kidnapping; Faces arrest

A 20-year-old man from Maharashtra's Palghar district allegedly cooked up his own kidnapping story to extract money from his far, police said on Sunday.

Valiv police here received a complaint from a resident of Farwi area in Vasai that his son h gone out of house on December 7 but did not return. police registered a missing case on December 8.

Son sends QR code to his far

While y were conducting a probe into it, complainant received a call from his son stating that three persons h kidnapped him, kept him in captivity, and were demanding a ransom of Rs 30,000, failing which y would kill him, an official said. son also sent a QR code to his far for payment.

Four police teams were n formed and y searched for man in Vasai, Virar, Nallasopara and or places, official said. After working on various les, man was traced to Vasai phata on Saturday. When police enquired with him, y came to know that he wanted money from his far which latter was not rey to give. Hence, he concocted kidnap drama to extract money from his far, official said.

police have detained 20-year-old man and furr probe is on into matter, he ded.