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The youth travels to Umred from Ahmednagar and eloped with the girl
By Dheeraj Fartode
A Facebook friendship took a queer turn at Umred when a first year Polytechnic girl eloped with a youth and later concocted an abduction story. The couple also went to extent of demanding a ransom of s Rs two lakh from the girl's parents.
The youth and the girl got connected through Facebook in early 2015 and eloped to marry after first meeting at Umred. The couple then cooked-up the drama and demanded Rs two lakh ransom that landed them behind the bars.
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According to police, Mangesh (name changed), a resident of Ahmednagar and Punam (name changed), a resident of Umred, got connected on social networking site Facebook in early 2014. Punam uploaded picture of actress Alia Bhatt as her profile picture of Facebook wall while Mangesh uses Salman Khan’s picture in which Salman’s six pack abs were visible.
Later, Mangesh and Punam started chatting on Facebook messengers. After chatting for several months, Mangesh sent his mobile phone number to Punam on the messenger. Soon vice versa followed and two developed soft-corner in their hearts for each other and they finally decided to meet.
Mangesh traveled almost 800 km from Ahmednagar and reached Umred Bus terminus on January 5. The first meeting was unforgettable moment of their lives as they immediately decided to marry. Mangesh and Punam eloped from the town and reached Ahmednagar.
Meanwhile, father of Punam got tense as Punam did not return home after 24 hours. He lodged a missing complaint at Umred Police Station on January 6. On January 8, Punam’s father received a phone call. The caller told him that Punam is in his custody and demanded Rs two lakh as ransom. The father who is tailor by profession got worried and reported the matter to police.
The cops swung into action and tracked the mobile number of the caller. A special team immediately went to Ahmednagar and nabbed Mangesh. The cops were shocked to see Punam and Mangesh happily staying at their rented room.
Police Inspector of Umred Police Station Sanjay Pawar told The Hitavada that it was Punam’s idea which forced Mangesh to place ransom call. The two had money for marriage hence they cooked-up ransom theory.
On the basis of compliant given by the father of the girl, Umred police have booked the couple under Sections 364 (A) and 34 of Indian Penal Code.

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