A 16-year-old girl ran away from Kolkata with her 6-year-old sister and orchestrated her own abduction due to fear of confronting her parents about her low marks in the Class 10 exam. In addition to staging her kidnapping, she attempted to obtain money from her father by demanding Rs 1 crore as ransom.
A student from Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, faked his own kidnapping to avoid the consequences of not completing his homework.He admitted to his actions after the police grew suspicious and investigated the incident.
A 20-year-old from Vasai fabricated his own kidnapping to extort Rs 30,000 from his father for motorcycle repairs.
A teenager residing in Padra taluka fabricated a kidnapping story after committing theft at his uncle's house.
11-Year-Old girl fakes own Kidnapping to skip school in UP's Ghaziabad. The cops took the girl to the place where she said she was kidnapped and began investigating the CCTV footage. However, they found no van or kidnappers but the girl roaming on the streets.
What motivates individuals to fabricate their own abductions for attention or other reasons? How do we tackle the underlying issues and deter such actions in the future? These are questions that continue to invite debate and contemplation.