9th Grader Fakes Kidnapping, Demands ₹2 Lakh Ransom to Hide Skipping School

• A 9th-grade student in Karnal, Haryana, faked his own kidnapping.
• He demanded a ₹2 lakh ransom from his father using an unknown phone number.
• The student orchestrated the fake kidnapping to conceal his 15-day absence from school.
• Police, with cyber cell assistance, located and safely recovered the boy within hours.

Why It Matters: Student faked kidnapping to hide truancy, revealing desperate measures and police efficiency.