Jaipur-based IT professional borrowed money from friends and staged his own kidnapping”: An Indian man sent his family produced videos of his kidnapping to collect ransom. "In India, 22-year-old engineer Deepak faked his kidnapping to get money from his family. According to police, he sent AI-generated photos and videos to his relatives where he was allegedly held captive, experiencing pain from injections and then arriving at the hospital. He claimed that the "kidnappers" would release him only after a ransom. The hoax was uncovered after relatives reported it to the police. The investigators followed his route through eight cities, and examined footage from about 200 surveillance cameras. Eventually, Mellie was found. The police believe that he came to the kidnapping because of debts - he previously borrowed money from friends for personal expenses and could not pay them back."

Jaipur-based IT professional borrowed money from friends and staged his own kidnapping”: An Indian man sent his family produced videos of his kidnapping to collect ransom. "In India, 22-year-old engineer Deepak faked his kidnapping to get money from his family. According to police, he sent AI-generated photos and videos to his relatives where he was allegedly held captive, experiencing pain from injections and then arriving at the hospital. He claimed that the "kidnappers" would release him only after a ransom. The hoax was uncovered after relatives reported it to the police. The investigators followed his route through eight cities, and examined footage from about 200 surveillance cameras. Eventually, Mellie was found. The police believe that he came to the kidnapping because of debts - he previously borrowed money from friends for personal expenses and could not pay them back."