Five men have been taken under arrest for allegedly kidnapping Snapdeal employee Dipti Sarna last week. Among them is a man who broke out of jail in Haryana and is a “psychopath”, says the Police Department.
All five belong to Haryana, the police say, and the man who planned the kidnapping was identified as Devendra, who escaped from jail. As per the police, Devendra had stalked Dipti for some time.
Dipti, 24, went missing near Delhi on her way home from work and after she boarded an auto-rickshaw.
Two days later on Friday, Dipti contacted her father Narendra Sarna using a borrowed phone and told him that she was returning back to Delhi. She was in a confused and exhausted state but unhurt, the police said.
She told the police that she was abducted by four people at knife-point. She also said the kidnappers fed her food and took care of her. There was also no demand for ransom.
The police said they were puzzled why the kidnappers allowed her to go and that too with a return fare of Rs. 100. Dipti’s mobile phone, purse, laptop and some other personal articles were allegedly taken by the abductors.
Dipti’s disappearance created a buzz on social media and comments swamped Twitter. Snapdeal initiated an online campaign using #HelpFindDipti.