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Son Fakes Own Kidnapping for 90 Lakhs, Caught Enjoying with "Kidnappers"
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News18•02-10-2026, 12:06
Son Fakes Own Kidnapping for 90 Lakhs, Caught Enjoying with "Kidnappers"
- •Manish Patil faked his own kidnapping to extort 90 lakh rupees from his father, Manohar Patel Patil.
- •The incident occurred within the limits of the Rajarajeshwari Nagar Police Station in Bengaluru.
- •Manish told his father he was going to Gadag, then strangers called demanding money, claiming to have kidnapped him.
- •Police tracked a call to the Hassan area, where they found Manish enjoying himself with two accomplices.
- •Manish Patil and his two friends were arrested for staging the kidnapping drama to extort money.
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The police tracked a WhatsApp ransom call to an area in Hassan, where they discovered Manish Patel relaxing with two companions instead of being held captive, exposing the entire hoax.
Strangers called the victim's father demanding 90 lakhs and threatened to kill his son if the money was not paid.
Manohar Patel filed the initial missing and abduction complaint at the Rajarajeshwari Nagar (RR Nagar) Police Station in Bengaluru.
