IIT engineering student fakes his own kidnap to kill himself

An engineering student from IIT allegedly planned his own kidnap after he failed to get an admission in the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, for his MBA despite attempting the exam twice. He allegedly intended to end his life following the fake abduction.

“An engineer, who allegedly staged his abduction and boarded a train with an intention to end his life, was traced to Jaipur and reunited with his parents. The 24-year-old man did his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from a premier engineering institute in Delhi and is employed with a private firm in Noida,” the police said, according to a report by a news agency. He was apparently working from home due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “He was depressed as he wanted to pursue an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, but despite trying twice, could not succeed. He decided to end his life and stage his abduction to mislead his parents,” the police reportedly added.

The boy informed his parents that he was going to a nearby ATM on July 19 at 6 pm. He did not return home even after a couple of hours and his mobile was switched off. The boy’s father approached the police when he received a message at 8.00 pm regarding his son’s abduction. “The live call detail records (CDR) of his mobile phone were obtained to trace his location and in the process, the police got to know that he had another mobile phone, the number of which was not known to his family. CCTV footage of the station showed the man boarding an unreserved compartment of the Jaipur-bound Sampark Kranti Express. The information was shared with the GRP, Jaipur and along with the railway police, a GRP team identified the man and got him deboarded at the Jaipur station,” the police further added.

The Delhi police team, along with the boy’s family, brought back the boy from the Budh Vihar police station and are currently interrogating and counselling him.