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Decade-Long Kidnapping Case Ends in Acquittal for Accused
10 Nov
Summary
- Man acquitted of 2004 kidnapping and extortion charges
- Prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence
- Co-accused's confession deemed inadmissible
On November 10, 2025, a special court in Mumbai acquitted a 47-year-old man of all charges related to a 2004 kidnapping and extortion plot. The accused, Bhupendrasingh Vora, had allegedly kidnapped victims and demanded a ransom after luring them with ads for an audition for a television serial.
The judge ruled that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence, as the primary basis for the charges - a co-accused's confession under the stringent MCOC Act - was deemed inadmissible against Vora. Represented by advocates Yakub Shaikh and Tahera Qureshi, Vora denied the allegations and stated that there was no evidence against him.
Vora was arrested in the case in September 2023, after being traced to a jail in Uttarakhand, where he had been logged since 2010 in connection with another crime. The case dates back to 2004, when an advertisement was published by a bogus entity, "Omkar Telefilms Ltd," in a New Delhi newspaper, soliciting young boys and girls for a television serial. Two young men responded to the advertisement and were allegedly abducted by a group of accused, including others who have since been convicted.
