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Fake Kidnapping Scheme Exposed: Four Arrested in Elaborate Hoax
5 Oct
Summary
- Residents fabricated missing person case to pressure police
- Surveillance footage showed victim was in contact with family
- Suspects admitted to planning the hoax to implicate local officials
On September 28, 2025, Ramkumar Kanaujia filed a missing person complaint with Gosaiganj police, claiming his son Subhash had been taken by police after calling the emergency number. However, a detailed investigation by authorities has now exposed this as an elaborate hoax.
Surveillance footage showed Subhash visiting a hotel and remaining in contact with his family during the supposed "abduction." Police also found that the earlier calls reporting disputes were made while Subhash was intoxicated. After questioning, Ramkumar, Subhash, Subhash's brother Shubham, and their acquaintance Akhilesh all admitted to orchestrating the disappearance to pressure authorities into filing a fake FIR against local officials.
Authorities confirmed the group had attempted similar manipulations in the past. All four conspirators have now been arrested for concocting the fake kidnapping story to implicate the police and harass their political opponents in Gosaiganj.
