<p>Five members of a gang have been arrested for kidnapping a 50-year-old man to demand a ransom of Rs 1 lakh in north-east Delhi’s Sonia Vihar late on Sunday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The victim was trapped with the help of a female member of the gang, who lured him with prostitution. Two of the gang members posed as mediapersons and carried ID cards and microphones of news channels, police said.<br /><br />The arrested accused have been identified as Rizwan, 23, Rohit, 26, Gulzar, 30, Harun, 47, and Saleem, 35. According to police, they had kidnapped Sonia Vihar-resident Rajinder Gupta. At 1 am on Monday, Rajinder’s son Pradeep and son-in-law Anil had reported the matter with Khajoori Khas police station.<br /><br />Rajinder was missing since he went to their iron fabrication shop on Sunday. At 11.30 pm, Rajinder called Anil and asked him to arrange Rs 1 lakh for his safe release. When Anil enquired, Rajinder informed that the money should be arranged immediately. On Anil’s statement, a case was registered with Khajoori Khas police station.<br /><br />“The kidnappers claimed to have made a video of Rajinder and threatened to trap him in a rape case,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-East) Veenu Bansal. It is alleged that Rajinder was filmed with a female member of the gang and threatened with uploading the video on the Internet.<br /><br />During investigation, family members were examined and suspects were interrogated. Rajinder’s mobile number was also put on surveillance.<br /><br />“Later, the kidnappers contacted Rajinder’s family members for delivery of the amount. Accordingly, Anil along with a police team reached there and a trap was laid,” Bansal added. <br /><br />After some time, a kidnapper came at the agreed location to collect the money and was overpowered by the police team. He was identified as Rizwan. On interrogation, Rizwan told police that he was a member of a gang that lured victims and extorted money through female members. A raid was conducted and four more members of the gang were nabbed.<br /><br />“Their modus operandi is that women will invite clients at their house for immoral activities. When the client reaches the pre-decided place, other members of the gang take their video in objectionable positions,” Bansal said. <br /><br />The gang then blackmailed the victims and also pretended to be mediapersons. Rajinder was also trapped with the help of a female member of the gang. “Raids are being conducted to arrest the remaining gang members,” Bansal said.<br /></p>
<p>Five members of a gang have been arrested for kidnapping a 50-year-old man to demand a ransom of Rs 1 lakh in north-east Delhi’s Sonia Vihar late on Sunday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The victim was trapped with the help of a female member of the gang, who lured him with prostitution. Two of the gang members posed as mediapersons and carried ID cards and microphones of news channels, police said.<br /><br />The arrested accused have been identified as Rizwan, 23, Rohit, 26, Gulzar, 30, Harun, 47, and Saleem, 35. According to police, they had kidnapped Sonia Vihar-resident Rajinder Gupta. At 1 am on Monday, Rajinder’s son Pradeep and son-in-law Anil had reported the matter with Khajoori Khas police station.<br /><br />Rajinder was missing since he went to their iron fabrication shop on Sunday. At 11.30 pm, Rajinder called Anil and asked him to arrange Rs 1 lakh for his safe release. When Anil enquired, Rajinder informed that the money should be arranged immediately. On Anil’s statement, a case was registered with Khajoori Khas police station.<br /><br />“The kidnappers claimed to have made a video of Rajinder and threatened to trap him in a rape case,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-East) Veenu Bansal. It is alleged that Rajinder was filmed with a female member of the gang and threatened with uploading the video on the Internet.<br /><br />During investigation, family members were examined and suspects were interrogated. Rajinder’s mobile number was also put on surveillance.<br /><br />“Later, the kidnappers contacted Rajinder’s family members for delivery of the amount. Accordingly, Anil along with a police team reached there and a trap was laid,” Bansal added. <br /><br />After some time, a kidnapper came at the agreed location to collect the money and was overpowered by the police team. He was identified as Rizwan. On interrogation, Rizwan told police that he was a member of a gang that lured victims and extorted money through female members. A raid was conducted and four more members of the gang were nabbed.<br /><br />“Their modus operandi is that women will invite clients at their house for immoral activities. When the client reaches the pre-decided place, other members of the gang take their video in objectionable positions,” Bansal said. <br /><br />The gang then blackmailed the victims and also pretended to be mediapersons. Rajinder was also trapped with the help of a female member of the gang. “Raids are being conducted to arrest the remaining gang members,” Bansal said.<br /></p>
