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Engineering Student Stages Own Kidnapping to Extort ₹13 Lakh from Family in Bhubaneswar

Summary by Sambad English
Bhubaneswar: A shocking twist has emerged in the alleged kidnapping of an engineering student from a private hostel under Infovalley police limits in Bhubaneswar, with police revealing that the student had staged his own abduction to extract money from his family. At a press briefing, Police Commissioner Suresh Dev Datta Singh said the case initially appeared to be a kidnapping for ransom of ₹13 lakh. However, an investigation later exposed it a…
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ODISHA BYTES broke the news on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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