<p>Meerut: Police in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut have announced a reward of Rs 25,000 on each of the five absconding accused in the stand-up comedian and actor Sunil Pal's kidnapping case, officials said on Tuesday.</p><p>Senior Superintendent of Police Vipin Tada told PTI that the absconding individuals are Lavi Pal alias Sushant alias Himanshu, Akash alias Gola alias Deependra, Shiva, Ankit alias Pahadi, and Shubham.</p>.Comedian Sunil Pal's abduction staged? Audio clip raises doubts.<p>"All five have been declared wanted, and efforts are underway with continuous police raids to trace and arrest them. Notably, Arjun Karnwal was earlier arrested by the Meerut police following an encounter in connection with the case," Tada said.</p><p>Sunil Pal was allegedly abducted on December 2 after being invited under the pretense of performing at an event. The kidnappers held him hostage for nearly 24 hours and released him only after extorting Rs 8 lakh in ransom.</p>.Sunil Pal kidnapping case: Meerut police detain 2 persons. <p>Following this, Sunil's wife Sarita registered a zero FIR in Mumbai, which was subsequently transferred to the Lal Kurti police station in Meerut, with the local police launching an investigation into the claims.</p><p>Earlier this week, Pal took to social media to laud the efforts of UP Police, state government and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for their swift action in the case.</p>.Mumbai cops transfer abduction-extortion case on comedian Sunil Pal's complaint to UP counterparts.<p>In a similar incident, Bollywood actor Mushtaq Khan, best known for his performance as 'Balloo' in <em>Welcome </em>was also kidnapped and held hostage in western UP's Bijnor district recently.</p><p>According to police, the miscreants were also plotting to abduct veteran actor Shakti Kapoor on the pretext of inviting him to an event.</p>
<p>Meerut: Police in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut have announced a reward of Rs 25,000 on each of the five absconding accused in the stand-up comedian and actor Sunil Pal's kidnapping case, officials said on Tuesday.</p><p>Senior Superintendent of Police Vipin Tada told PTI that the absconding individuals are Lavi Pal alias Sushant alias Himanshu, Akash alias Gola alias Deependra, Shiva, Ankit alias Pahadi, and Shubham.</p>.Comedian Sunil Pal's abduction staged? Audio clip raises doubts.<p>"All five have been declared wanted, and efforts are underway with continuous police raids to trace and arrest them. Notably, Arjun Karnwal was earlier arrested by the Meerut police following an encounter in connection with the case," Tada said.</p><p>Sunil Pal was allegedly abducted on December 2 after being invited under the pretense of performing at an event. The kidnappers held him hostage for nearly 24 hours and released him only after extorting Rs 8 lakh in ransom.</p>.Sunil Pal kidnapping case: Meerut police detain 2 persons. <p>Following this, Sunil's wife Sarita registered a zero FIR in Mumbai, which was subsequently transferred to the Lal Kurti police station in Meerut, with the local police launching an investigation into the claims.</p><p>Earlier this week, Pal took to social media to laud the efforts of UP Police, state government and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for their swift action in the case.</p>.Mumbai cops transfer abduction-extortion case on comedian Sunil Pal's complaint to UP counterparts.<p>In a similar incident, Bollywood actor Mushtaq Khan, best known for his performance as 'Balloo' in <em>Welcome </em>was also kidnapped and held hostage in western UP's Bijnor district recently.</p><p>According to police, the miscreants were also plotting to abduct veteran actor Shakti Kapoor on the pretext of inviting him to an event.</p>