Rajasthan: College student fakes own abduction, demands Rs 2 lakh in ransom from parents
Kota (Rajasthan), Jul 4: A first-year college student allegedly faked his own abduction and demanded a ransom of Rs 2 lakh from his parents by sending them a picture of him tied up and gagged, police in Rajasthan's Kota said on Thursday.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Amrita Duhan said Jagpura resident Bhojraj Gochar lodged a missing person's report, claiming his son Suraj Gochar had left home on Tuesday and did not return.
A team under Deputy Superintendent of Police Manish Sharma was formed to rescue the teen, she said.
During investigations, Bhojraj Gochar told the police that he had received a ransom demand of Rs 2 lakh on WhatsApp. A photograph of Suraj Gochar with his hands tied and mouth gagged was also sent to him from his son's phone, Duhan said.
On the basis of the input and technical investigation, the police detained Suraj Gochar from the Jaipur Junction station on Wednesday evening, the SP said.
The 18-year-old came up with the plot after watching a television series to recoup the Rs 40,000 he had lost in an online game, she said.
The police said Suraj Gochar left home on the pretext of filling his admission form and reached Jaipur, where he took a picture of himself tied and gagged in a hostel room using the timer on his phone camera and sent it to his father.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
