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Bihar: WhatsApp ‘honey trap’ leads to kidnapping, victim rescued within two hours

Motihari, Jun 6 (UNI) In a case highlighting the growing threat of cyber-enabled crime, police rescued a kidnapped youth within two hours after criminals allegedly lured him into a trap by posing as a girl on WhatsApp and later demanded a ransom of Rs 2 lakh from his family in East Champaran district.
Police said here today that one Rajkishore Ram, a resident of Banki Tikam village under the Madhuban police station area, informed authorities that his son, Roshan Kumar, had been abducted. The kidnappers allegedly sent a UPI QR code from the victim's mobile phone and demanded Rs 2 lakh for his release.
Acting swiftly on the information, police launched a technical investigation and tracked leads that pointed to a secluded area near Chorma in the Pakridayal police station jurisdiction. A raid was conducted, and the victim was rescued within just two hours of the kidnapping.
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