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Woman fakes kidnapping; traced by police

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
A 20-year-old woman, who allegedly faked her abduction, was today traced by the city police after she sent a videoof her "kidnapping" to her mother.

The woman's mother yesterday lodged a complaint that her 20-year-old daughter had been kidnapped by a friend of the latter, the police said.

The Chandrayangutta police registered a case under IPC section 363 (punishment for kidnapping) and laucnhed an investigation.

The woman shot a video of her kidnapping on her mobile mobile and sent it to her mother. She told her fiveunknown persons had kidnapped her and tied her mouth and hands," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Zone)V Satyanarayana in a release.
 

The video went viral on social media, he said.

During the investigation, the police questioned some suspects but finally traced her to a house in the Nampally area, the DCP said.

"She confessed that due to some family issues and alleged love affair she went away from home and created a kidnap drama," the senior police official said.

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First Published: Feb 27 2018 | 11:40 PM IST

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