Meerut
Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut have announced a reward of ₹25,000 to each of the five absconding accused in stand-up comedian and actor Sunil Pal’s abduction case, officials said on Tuesday (Dec 17, 2024).
Senior Superintendent of Police Bipin Tada informed that Lavi Pal alias Sushant alias Himanshu, Akash alias Gola alias Dipendra, Shiva, Ankit alias Pahadi and Shubham are absconders.
“All five have been declared wanted, and ongoing police raids are underway to locate and arrest them. Notably, Arjun Karnwal was earlier arrested by the Meerut Police following an encounter in connection with this case,” said Mr. Tada.
It is alleged that Sunil Pal was called and abducted on the pretext of performing at a program on December 2. The kidnappers held him hostage for about 24 hours and released him only after taking a ransom of 800,000.
Following this, Mr Pal’s wife filed an FIR in Mumbai, which was later transferred to the Lal Kurti police station in Meerut. In one such incident, Bollywood actor Mushtaq Khan was recently kidnapped and held hostage in Bijnor, western UP.
published – Dec 18, 2024 at 06:15 pm IST