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All reporting agrees that Manish Patel was arrested with two others after police linked ransom calls to a staged kidnapping claim involving his father.
Kidnapping · Bengaluru
Man Stages Own Kidnapping to Extort Rs 90 Lakh
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Police arrested Manish Patel, 40, and two accomplices in Bengaluru.
Patel is accused of staging his own kidnapping to extort Rs 90 lakh from his father.
The father received ransom calls via WhatsApp after Patel left home for a purported financial trip.
Police traced the calls to a house in Hassan and found Patel there with the alleged kidnappers.
Why it mattersThe case shows how a fabricated abduction can drain families and trigger arrests, highlighting the risks of extortion-driven fraud.
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Police said Patel confessed during questioning, and further legal proceedings are underway.
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Police allege that Manish Patel staged his own kidnapping to extort Rs 90 lakh from his father. The father received WhatsApp ransom calls after Patel left home for a purported financial trip. Police said they traced the calls to a house in Hassan, where Patel was found with two accomplices. Authorities also said Patel confessed during questioning, and legal proceedings are underway.
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Bengaluru Man Stages Own Kidnapping To Extort ₹90 Lakh From Father; Three Arrested
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Bengaluru police arrested a forty-year-old man named Manish Patel and two accomplices for allegedly staging his own kidnapping to extort ninety lakh rupees from his father. The father received ransom calls via WhatsApp after Manish left home for a purported financial trip and subsequently filed a police complaint. Authorities traced the subsequent calls to a house in Hassan where they discovered Manish sitting casually with the purported kidnappers. Police reported that Manish confessed to orchestrating the plot during questioning and further legal proceedings are currently underway.