Pune: A 25-year-old BPO employee from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was arrested by Kalepadal police on Tuesday for allegedly demanding Rs 15 lakh from a woman (34) by falsely claiming that he had kidnapped her 14-year-old son, who has been missing for the past month.
“The caller claimed that he had kidnapped her son from Pune and demanded Rs 15 lakh to release him,” said Girisha Nimbalkar, senior inspector at Kalepadal police station.
“We register a kidnapping case whenever a minor is reported missing,” a police officer said. He does not know the location of the boy; he simply took a chance to make some quick money to meet his and his family’s needs,” Nimbalkar said. After the boy went missing, his family searched for him in the area and later lodged a kidnapping complaint with the police. The boy’s father then posted reels and posters online announcing that his son was missing and appealing to the public to share any information about him. “We questioned the BPO employee and corroborated his statements.