Hoshiarpur police have arrested two people who were demanding ransom in the name of Bambiha gang. Both of them tried to kidnap the principal's son and demanded Rs 3 crore. Both of them had demanded ransom after watching the video on YouTube.
SSP Surendra Lamba said that on December 20, 2023, some people had tried to kidnap the son of the college principal in Ariya police station area and the miscreants had threatened and demanded a ransom of Rs 3 crore.
Tanda resident Rohit Tandon had told the police that his son Sachin Tandon was tried to be kidnapped by two people riding on a Splendor motorcycle.
Threats from foreign number
Rohit Tandon was threatened over phone from foreign numbers and demanded Rs 3 crore. The victim informed the police. The police had formed a special team for investigation. Which, while investigating through technical and scientific method, has arrested Manpreet alias Prince Nagara resident of Ward No. 06, Patwari Mohalla Tanda District Hoshiarpur and Anil Kumar alias Radhe resident of Ludhiana. A motorcycle and 2 mobile phones were recovered from them.
The SSP said that the accused had demanded ransom in the name of Bambiha gang, although they had nothing to do with it. They used to try to carry out crimes after watching ransom demand videos on YouTube.