In a shocking incident, an Ahmedabad-based tour and travel operator was kidnapped and looted by a Lok Rakshak Dal (LRD) constable masquerading as an officer of the crime branch, officials said.

The constable entered the travel operator’s office in the guise of a crime branch officer, and ordered him and three other workers from the travel agency to get inside his car. 

Kidnapper demanded was paid ₹55 lakh

Having kidnapped them, the conman then took his four victims to a location near Vaishnodevi circle, where he threatened them and demanded that they pay him a ransom.

The businessman paid his kidnapper ₹55 lakh and later approached the actual crime branch, where officials asked him to file a complaint at Sola police station as soon as possible. 

Based on his complaint, the police launched a primary investigation. They learnt that the hitherto unnamed kidnapper was an LRD constable posted with the Sabarmati police. However, investigators did not find any traces of him, even at his residence in Sanand.

Meanwhile, the conman returned ₹30 lakh to the businessman, after which the latter couldn't care less about the matter.

An old game

Reports suggest that this particular constable is an old hat at scamming people. A complaint was filed in Anand Nagar police station against him for cheating another person where he made ₹12.20 lakh by selling a rented car for ₹30 lakh while posted at the Paldi police station, and was arrested for his crime.

However, the constable doesn't seem to care about the law and order administration, and he looted another person to get ₹55 lakh. 

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