On December 2, 2024, famous comedian, Sunil Pal had the most spine-chilling experience of his life. He was scammed on the pretext of being called to perform at a birthday event in Haridwar. However, when he reached Delhi, he was kidnapped, and the kidnappers demanded Rs. 20 lakh from him. Sunil paid them Rs. 8 lakh after the negotiation. Now, the latest development of the case is that the UP Police have arrested two of the kidnappers.
According to a report by Pinkvilla, Sunil's kidnappers were spotted buying jewellery from a shop in Meerut. They purchased the jewellery with the ransom money that they took from Sunil. Now, UP Police have identified the rogues and two of the kidnappers have been arrested as per the latest development. It was on the night of December 9, 2024, when the UP Police had a raid on more than two dozen areas in Bijnor and detained a dozen of people for their role in taking ransom money and being a part of the kidnapping racket. The arrested suspects are Lavi Pal and Arjun Kamawal, who are from UP's Bijnor area. Now, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Meerut, UP, Vipin Tada said in a press statement:
"After Maharashtra police froze the accounts of the two Meerut-based jewellers where the kidnappers allegedly bought jewellery using the ransom money, we took the investigation forward. We have reviewed the CCTV footage from the jewellery shop and are conducting raids to apprehend the culprits. The investigation is still ongoing."
The CCTV footage captured showed the two men who were accused of kidnapping the comedian visiting a jewellery store in Meerut. A report by Times Now Digital claimed that they purchased jewellery worth Rs. 4 lakh from a store located in Sadar Bazar. They then went to the Lal Kurti area, where they spent Rs 2.25 lakh, and also asked the jewellers to create the bills under Pal's name.
Earlier, during an exclusive interview with BollywoodShaadis, Sunil received a message about how he was threatened to give the ransom of Rs. 20 lakh. He did not even realise where he was being taken, after being kidnapped. The kidnappers, then took Rs. 8 lakh from Sunil, released him with Rs. 20,000 and also booked a return ticket for him to Mumbai. In his words:
"Mai bhi dar gaya ki kaha lekar aaya. Pata nai kaha le aaya. Unhone mujhe bataya ki Rs. 20 lakh chahiye. Maine dar ke maare bola Rs. 20 lakh nai hai. Mei Rs. 10 lakh tak try kar sakta hu. Aur ATM card mang rahe thei. Maine kaha yeh sab mei rakhta nai hu. Gadi mei bithakar leke gaye, transaction ki, 3-4 dosto se paisa mangwaye. Unhone transfer kia. Raatko 9 se subah 4 baj gaye. Lekin unka transaction hota tha pata nai kisko dena hota tha. Lamba time jata tha. 6 baje unko Rs. 10 lakh chahiye toh maximum Rs. 7.5-Rs. 8 lakh requirement ho chuki thi."
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