Overview

• The teenager admitted staging her own kidnapping after becoming upset at her mother’s scoldings over phone use, makeup and friends.
• Handwriting analysis of the Rs 15 lakh ransom note matched samples from her school notebooks, leading investigators to suspect a hoax.
• A tip from an auto-rickshaw driver located her wandering in Sadar Bazar, where she planned to live alone using money from her broken piggy bank.
• Police reunited her safely with her mother, provided counseling and formally closed the case without filing charges because of her age.
• Law enforcement officials are now advising families to maintain open dialogue to address children’s emotional pressures and prevent similar deceptions.