Blinded by love, a 20-year-old girl orchestrated the kidnapping of her 5-year-old cousin and almost got him killed to help her boyfriend pay his gambling debts.
Aditya, son of businessman Bharat Bhalchandani who owns Mansarovar Hotel near Maninagar railway station, was rescued within 10 hours of being kidnapped on Tuesday. A demand of Rs 1 crore ransom was made.
By Wednesday morning, the cops had arrested four people, among them Bhalchandani's niece Payal-who lives in the same house. She has been accused of masterminding the kidnapping to help her boyfriend Nishant Sethe clear debts of Rs 10 lakh. In his initial complaint, Bhalchandani had said both Payal and Aditya were kidnapped when they went out to buy medicines on Tuesday.
