Two Arrested in Siraha for Allegedly Kidnapping Nepali Man in India for Ransom

Siraha. Siraha police have arrested two members of a gang who allegedly abducted a Nepali youth in Bihar, India, under the pretext of offering a job, and extorted money from him. Police have taken 26-year-old Suraj Mukhiya of Kalyanpur Municipality-7 Bhediya and 22-year-old Prashant Chaudhary of Lahan Municipality-11 Parariya Chowk into custody.

According to the details of the incident, the accused contacted 28-year-old Rishikesh Kumar Marik of Kalyanpur-7 online and lured him with the promise of a good job at a construction company in Gaya, India. On Poush 20, Marik was taken to Bodh Gaya, India, and held captive in a hostel.

There, his mobile phone and educational certificates were confiscated, and he was locked in a room, beaten, and subjected to mental torture. Threatening his life, they extorted NPR 217,200 from Marik's family via QR code and bank account, and also looted INR 30,000 cash that Marik possessed.

After the captors started teaching him criminal activities under the guise of training at the place of captivity, Marik managed to escape to Nepal to save his life. Following his filing of a complaint at the District Police Office, Siraha on Magh 15, the police intensified their search.

Information Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramesh Bahadur Pal informed that during the search, Suraj Mukhiya was arrested from Kalyanpur on Magh 16, and Prashant Chaudhary was arrested from Lahan on Magh 17. Both arrested individuals are being investigated after obtaining a remand from the court on charges related to wrongful confinement.