Four gang members have been arrested for kidnapping actor Mushtaq Mohammad Khan from Delhi airport, holding him captive in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh and demanding a ransom.
According to the police, the criminals were also planning to kidnap veteran actor Shakti Kapoor under the guise of inviting him to an event.
Bijnor’s Superintendent of Police Abhishek Jha shared the details on Saturday, stating that Mushtaq Khan’s event manager, Shivam Yadav, had lodged a complaint on December 9.
The complaint revealed that on October 15, Lavi, also known as Rahul Saini, had sent an advance payment of Rs 25,000 along with an air ticket to invite Khan to an event in Meerut.
When Mushtaq arrived at Delhi airport on November 20, a taxi driver picked him up and took him to a well-known ‘shikanji’ shop between Meerut and Delhi.
There, Khan was forced into another vehicle, where more individuals joined him.
The actor was then threatened and told that he had been kidnapped and was being held captive at the home of Lavi, a criminal involved in the case, according to the police.
“During his captivity, the kidnappers took Mushtaq Khan’s bank account details and password. On the night of November 20, the accused consumed alcohol and slept. The following morning, Mushtaq Khan managed to escape and reached a mosque in Mohalla Chahshiri, where locals contacted his family and helped him return home,” the officer added.
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