Man honey-trapped, kidnapped in Patna

News Summary: 

• Woman, three friends arrested for honeytrap and kidnapping
• Kidnappers demand a ransom of Rs 50 lakh, threaten to kill the victim
• SIT and cyber cell track and apprehends the woman.
• woman confesses to the crime, 3 kidnappers arrested

A woman and her three friends have been arrested for allegedly laying a honeytrap and kidnapping a man in Bihar's Patna. Gaya Police on Tuesday said that a youth named Rishabh, a resident of Belaganj, went to meet a woman in Patna on July 1 whom he had befriended on social media.

Woman demands Rs 50 lakh

The woman along with her three friends then kidnapped him, called his family members and demanded a ransom of Rs 50 lakh. They also threatened to kill Rishabh.

Cyber cell tracks woman, contacts

"The family members contacted the police after which the police started investigating the matter. An SIT was formed consisting of police officers and cyber cell officers. Through technical assistance, the police traced the woman and took her in custody", said Ashish Bharti, Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya.

The woman confesses crime, 3 kidnappers arrested

SSP Bharti added, "The police interrogated the woman after which she confessed that she had called Rishabh and kidnapped. Later, the police arrested the three kidnappers and recovered the victim". Further, the kidnapers were identified as Pritam (Pandarak), Roshan (Gardanibagh) and Subham (Beur Police station area), as per the police. (With ANI inputs).