Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police have cracked the case of a woman’s abduction from Chandaka Trident Galaxy apartment in Bhubaneswar. According to reports, the woman, Smrutirekha Pani, staged her own abduction in connivance with her boyfriend, Pradeep Kumar Ola and his friend Devi Lal Ola, both hailing from Rajasthan, to extort Rs 1 crore from her brother. The commissioner police exposed this fake kidnapping and arrested the main accused Smrutirekha along with her accomplices and forwarded them to the court.
Smrutirekha, a fashion designer by profession, was staying with her parents at Chandaka Trident Galaxy apartment after her divorce from her husband. Her brother, a stock market trader, who lives in Bengaluru, earns well. Smrutirekha befriended Pradeep Kumar Ola from Rajasthan on the social media platform, Instagram.
Later both exchanged phone numbers and fell in love with each other. During the conversation, Smrutirekha told Pradeep about his brother’s earnings. After knowing everything, Pradeep proposed to Smrutirekha and they decided to tie the knot.
But, money was the main problem. Then Smrutirekha hatched a conspiracy and plotted her kidnapping drama with the help of her boyfriend Pradeep and his friend Devi Lal, who had come to Bhubaneswar from Rajasthan in a Toyota car. Smrutirekha then boarded Pradeep’s car and eloped.
Before leaving Bhubaneswar, Pradeep called Smrutirekha’s brother from her mobile phone. He claimed to have abducted her sister and demande.
