NEWS Source: 19 year old charged and placed on $200,000 Bail after staging his own kidnapping and demanding $3.5 Million Ransom. Police Statement: At about 1545h. on 2014-03-25, relatives of Ramraj Singh, 19 years, of Foulis, Enmore, reported to the police that at about 1915h. on 2014-03-24 they had received a telephone call to the effect that he had been kidnapped and a demand of $3.5M was made for his safe return. Ramraj Singh was reported to have left home earlier during the evening of 2014-03-24 to buy a phone card. Based on subsequent police investigations, including the tracking of phone calls, it was suspected that the “kidnapping” had been concocted. As a result, a sting operation was set up and the “kidnap victim” was arrested on 2014-03-26 as he turned up to pick up the “ransom money” at the agreed on location. Ramraj Singh has been charged with attempt to commit a felony to wit obtaining money by false pretence and appeared before Magistrate Ms. Z. Alli at the Viglance Magistrate Court today Monday March 31, 2014. He has been placed on bail in the sum of $200,000.00 to return to court on 2014-04-14.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:21:33 +0000
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