College Student Kidnapped and Tortured in Moving SUV in Lucknow

The police spokesman in Sitapur reported that a case has been registered at the Kamlapur police station regarding an incident involving Utkarsh Singh, from Sitapur district. Allegedly, the motive behind the crime was an old rivalry involving the victim’s father, related to a property issue. According to the victim, Utkarsh, he was pursued by a group of men in an SUV on his way to a private college where he was studying.

He recounted being forcefully abducted and threatened with a gun by the individuals, whom he named as Ram Naresh and his sons Ashish and Arvind, along with two associates from Sitapur. Utkarsh managed to escape from the vehicle by using an iron rod to shatter the rear window, after which he found himself in a forested area where the vehicle had stopped. Further details on the incident are currently pending.

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