The Bangur Nagar Link Road police have arrested a 27-year-old Dahisar resident who allegedly faked his own kidnapping and demanded Rs 5 lakh from his father in order to pay off his loans. According to police sources, the accused, Jitendra Joshi, was employed as a manager of a supermarket on Link Road at Goregaon West.

When Joshi did not return home from work on Tuesday night, his parents got worried and began frantically calling him. His phone, however, was switched off. Around 2 am, Joshi’s wife received a video on WhatsApp from her husband’s phone. In the clip, the man could be seen lying on the floor blindfolded with both hands tied behind his back.