Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Gurugram Police Rescue Grindr-Lured Youth, Arrest Four in Kidnapping-for-Ransom Case

The probe details a tactic of sedating targets met online, with small ransoms routed through coerced accounts.

Overview

  • Police say a 20-year-old was abducted on December 6 after meeting suspects via a social app, injected with a sedative in a rented black Scorpio, and taken toward Haridwar while ransom calls were made from his phone.
  • Investigators report the family transferred Rs 37,000 in parts, including Rs 21,000 to an account held by Manpreet, who was himself abducted earlier that day to provide bank details, and later rescued.
  • A joint team from Palam Vihar Crime Branch and Rajendra Park police traced the suspects to Kurukshetra and arrested four men, recovering the Scorpio and 11 mobile phones.
  • The initial missing-person entry under Section 127(6) of the BNS was converted to kidnapping for ransom under Section 140(2), and officers say the accused cited drug use as a motive.
  • In a separate Gurugram case, two men were arrested over the alleged abduction of two students and a Rs 5 lakh demand, the victims escaped near Rampura flyover, and a third suspect named Mayank remains at large.