Nagpur:

Four teenage students, who were detained by the police for attempted kidnapping in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city, have made themselves pay after they shot a prank video of abducting the boy on social media, an official said today. paid a high price.

He said the incident happened on Monday morning.

The four students – two of whom had recently appeared for Class 12 exams and two others who were preparing for NEET – were booked for trying to abduct a Class 11 boy. They were detained and later released with a warning, officials at Pratap Nagar police station said.

The victim, Aadesh, is 17 years old and comes from Chandrapur district. He is currently living in a rented house in Nagpur with his friends and is preparing for the JEE exam in the past year.

Aadesh studies in class 11th. He was walking towards his class along with his friends Yash and Vedant around 6.45am on Monday when a white car came from behind the Pratap Nagar area. The officials said the three young boys got down and forced Adesh into the car despite his resistance.

However, the accused was shocked by the presence of Adesh’s friend and fled the scene in his car. He added that Adesh was shocked by the incident and reported it to his teacher, who immediately took him to the local police station to complain.

Based on his complaint, the police registered a case under Sections 363 (kidnapping), 511 (attempt to commit an offense punishable with life imprisonment or other imprisonment) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and initiated investigation. said.

After examining the CCTV footage, police identified one of the culprits as Sushant (18) and took him into custody. Based on the information provided by him, the police also detained his accomplices Shreyash, Yash and Arnav (all 18 years old), police officials said.

During questioning, four teenagers told police they were trying to film a prank video for social media. After the incident came to light, their parents were called to the police station and were shocked by their behavior. He said the police also found that Sushant did not have a driving license.

The parents asked the police for leniency, while the teenager assured the police that he would not behave like this again in the future. Police later released them and issued warning notices, the official said.

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