Kanpur Kidnapping Case: Those discovered at fault can be punished, police chief mentioned.
Kanpur:
A probe has been ordered by the police chief in Kanpur metropolis of Uttar Pradesh after a crew of cops allegedly did not cease the abductors of a 29-year-old man from escaping with Rs 30 lakh ransom. The 29-year-old remains to be within the custody of kidnappers, in accordance with the household.
The inquiry was ordered after the members of the family of the person staged a two-hour lengthy sit-in protest outdoors the workplace of Kanpur police chief Dinesh Kumar P on Tuesday. The man, who works at a pathology lab in Kanpur, was allegedly kidnapped for ransom on June 22.
While chatting with the reporters, the household mentioned the cops at Kanpur’s Barra police station had requested them to rearrange for Rs 30 lakh and hand over the money to the lads who had remodeled 15 calls to the household for the reason that day of the kidnapping. They had been asking for ransom and threatening to kill the person if the cash was not paid.
The household was requested to pay the ransom on Monday. They instructed the media the cops from Kanpur’s Barra police station had assured them they’d have a large presence on the web site the place the money can be handover and they’d arrest the abductors as quickly as they took the ransom.
On Monday, nevertheless, issues didn’t go as deliberate.
“We had earlier approached Aparna Gupta, an IPS officer in-charge of the area, and asked her to arrange for the bag with the ransom money to be tracked. She had assured us that all arrangements would be made,” mentioned a distraught sister of the person.
“But they made us pay the money and my brother has also not been released. The police kept on saying we will get back the money even if it was handed over. But the first priority is to recover your family member. A police team was with us at all the time. The alleged kidnappers kept on talking to my father for 30 minutes on the phone before the ransom was taken. He made my father throw the money bag from the top of a flyover on a road below. Did the police not anticipate all this?,” she requested.
The household additionally instructed the media they’re from a decrease middle-class background and needed to promote their house and jewelry to rearrange the money.
“The allegations against the police are false. Our teams are working on this case and we hope to crack it soon. I have full sympathy with the family. Whenever they met me, I also explained to them all details about the case and we took them into confidence. We have not hidden anything from the family. This case is a top priority for us,” mentioned Aparna Gupta, the IPS officer named by the household throughout their protest on Tuesday.
After outrage over the incident, Kanpur’s police chief issued a late-night assertion saying that motion can be taken towards these discovered at fault.
“I have taken note of the incident. I am speaking to the family. If anyone has erred from our side, we will punish them. If any money has been exchanged that money will be recovered for sure,” mentioned Dinesh Kumar P.
The incident has additionally attracted criticism from UP’s opposition events. Former chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav tweeting: “Despite being informed by helpless relatives, who is protecting the people who escaped with ransom, who are these people who have no fear of the police.”