‘We suspected something fishy’

LUDHIANA: Inspired by TV serials and Bollywood films, a 16-year-old boy Sanjay Kumar of Dehradun, concocted a fake story of his own kidnapping. CIA-2 in charge Gurbans Singh Bains said, “We suspected something fishy in Sanjay’s narration and behaviour. During questioning Sanjay told us that he lives in Prem Nagar area of Dehradun. When his family was contacted they revealed that Sanjay has been missing since Monday evening.They further informed that he left a note for the family saying he was leaving home.”
Police said Sanjay confessed to concocting a fake story of kidnapping and run away from home as he did not want to pursue studies, for which he was under pressure from his family. The teen had conveyed to the family in the note that he wanted to become a guitarist and would return only after achieving his goal. A missing persons’ complaint was lodged in Prem Nagar police station in Dehradun, by his family members. Sanjay Kumar, 16, is a medical student of Class XI of KV School in Dehradun. His father Varinder is an ex-serviceman and accountant.