Snapdeal executive Dipti Sarna’s abduction
Snapdeal executive Dipti Sarna’s abduction: How 36-hour nightmare ended
A 24-year-old Snapdeal employee who went
missing near Ghaziabad two days ago told police on Friday she was
abducted by four men she was sharing an auto with on her way home from a
local metro station.
Ghaziabad senior superintendent of police Dharmendra Singh said the men were “illiterate and local goons”, who were spooked by the 200-men-strong manhunt and massive media coverage to locate Dipti Sarna.
“The men don’t appear to have physically harmed Dipti. She is being given some time to rest. The investigation is on and we will prepare a sketch of the four men,” he told HT.
An executive with the e-commerce major’s legal department since April, Dipti Sarna took a shared auto from the Vaishali Metro station in Ghaziabad at 7.42pm on Wednesday.
But the auto broke down halfway at Mohan Nagar, forcing the other passengers to board another auto to the old bus stand in Ghaziabad.
Minutes later, the only other female passenger in the auto was forced to get off at knifepoint by the four men in the vehicle, at a location near the Hindon river.
The men snatched Dipti’s bag and mobile, but not before a friend she was speaking with on the phone heard her scream. The men then drove the auto to a secluded area in Raj Nagar extension.
As pressure mounted on the abductors with multiple police search teams and intense media coverage, the men didn’t take the risk of stopping at a hideout for the night.
“They travelled with Dipti the entire night, sometimes in an i10 car, sometimes on a bike. They made Dipti walk around 10 kilometres,” Singh told HT.
Early in the morning, the men brought her to a suburban railway station and made her board a Delhi-bound train, giving her some money.
“Around 3-4 stations later, she recognized Narela station and borrowed a mobile phone from a passenger and used it to call her family,” Singh said.
Ghaziabad senior superintendent of police Dharmendra Singh said the men were “illiterate and local goons”, who were spooked by the 200-men-strong manhunt and massive media coverage to locate Dipti Sarna.
“The men don’t appear to have physically harmed Dipti. She is being given some time to rest. The investigation is on and we will prepare a sketch of the four men,” he told HT.
An executive with the e-commerce major’s legal department since April, Dipti Sarna took a shared auto from the Vaishali Metro station in Ghaziabad at 7.42pm on Wednesday.
But the auto broke down halfway at Mohan Nagar, forcing the other passengers to board another auto to the old bus stand in Ghaziabad.
Minutes later, the only other female passenger in the auto was forced to get off at knifepoint by the four men in the vehicle, at a location near the Hindon river.
The men snatched Dipti’s bag and mobile, but not before a friend she was speaking with on the phone heard her scream. The men then drove the auto to a secluded area in Raj Nagar extension.
As pressure mounted on the abductors with multiple police search teams and intense media coverage, the men didn’t take the risk of stopping at a hideout for the night.
“They travelled with Dipti the entire night, sometimes in an i10 car, sometimes on a bike. They made Dipti walk around 10 kilometres,” Singh told HT.
Early in the morning, the men brought her to a suburban railway station and made her board a Delhi-bound train, giving her some money.
“Around 3-4 stations later, she recognized Narela station and borrowed a mobile phone from a passenger and used it to call her family,” Singh said.
Snapdeal employee Dipti Sarna was held captive by 4 men, says Ghaziabad Police
Snapdeal employee Dipti Sarna, who was kidnapped two days ago, has been traced to Panipat in Haryana.
Dipti called her family today and informed them that she is safe, sources said. She regained consciousness on board a train and called her father in the morning and asked him to come to New Delhi railway station to pick her up, her mother said. Then her family went to New Delhi railway station along with the police to meet her as she arrived.
Dharmendra
Singh, SSP, Ghaziabad City said, "Dipti was blindfolded and taken to an
unknown location where she was kept confined in a room overnight. She
was later dumped near a railway station this morning. There was no
physical harm to her. She was even provided with food by the abductors".
"Dipti is fit, fine and back home. We can say with confidence that she hasn't been subjected to any physical harm," said Salmantaj Patil, SP, Ghaziabad city.
However, her bag and mobile phone are still missing.
Despite repeated questionings from media and police, her family remained tight-lipped over the reasons for her disappearance and the circumstances under which she was recovered.
Meanwhile, Snapdeal has tweeted that Deepti has been found safe and sound.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Akhilesh Yadav's
office had asked the Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police to
personally head the search operation. Delhi Police had also alerted all
patrol teams.
The incident took place when she got off the Metro at Vaishali and took an auto to the bus-stand in Ghaziabad from where her family members were to pick her up.
She
left the Metro station around 8.30 pm and took a 'shared' auto-rickshaw
along with three other passengers, including a woman.
After getting into the vehicle, she telephoned her father Narendra Sharma.
After travelling a distance of around 3-4 km, the woman co-passenger was reportedly forced to get down.
Sensing danger, Dipti called her father again and her parents heard her screaming at the driver for having taken a wrong turn while she was speaking to them on the phone in the auto. Soon after that her phone was turned off. Her father contacted the police and filed a complaint.
Dipti
was kidnapped near the Hindon bridge. The police have launched a search
operation for her and have also registered an FIR at the Sihani Gate
police station.
Ghaziabad residents on Thursday evening blocked traffic on National Highway-24, and also staged a sit-in at the office of the senior superintendent of police.
Dipti called her family today and informed them that she is safe, sources said. She regained consciousness on board a train and called her father in the morning and asked him to come to New Delhi railway station to pick her up, her mother said. Then her family went to New Delhi railway station along with the police to meet her as she arrived.
Dharmendra
Singh, SSP, Ghaziabad City said, "Dipti was blindfolded and taken to an
unknown location where she was kept confined in a room overnight. She
was later dumped near a railway station this morning. There was no
physical harm to her. She was even provided with food by the abductors".
"Dipti is fit, fine and back home. We can say with confidence that she hasn't been subjected to any physical harm," said Salmantaj Patil, SP, Ghaziabad city.
However, her bag and mobile phone are still missing.
Despite repeated questionings from media and police, her family remained tight-lipped over the reasons for her disappearance and the circumstances under which she was recovered.
Ghaziabad Police on Wednesday launched a search operation in the jungles of Morti near Raj Nagar extension, where her last location was traced to. The 25-year-old woman, who works as a company secretary in Snapdeal's legal department in Gurgaon, was kidnapped after taking an autorickshaw from the metro station in Vaishali area in Ghaziabad.Ms.Dipti spoke to her parents; soon to join them; we are eagerly awaiting for her return- Sh.Dharmendra,SSP, GZB #HelpFindDipti&; Government of UP (@UPGovt) February 12, 2016
Meanwhile, Snapdeal has tweeted that Deepti has been found safe and sound.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Akhilesh Yadav's
office had asked the Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police to
personally head the search operation. Delhi Police had also alerted all
patrol teams. The incident took place when she got off the Metro at Vaishali and took an auto to the bus-stand in Ghaziabad from where her family members were to pick her up.
Snapdeal employee Dipti Sarna. (India Today TV grab)
After getting into the vehicle, she telephoned her father Narendra Sharma.
After travelling a distance of around 3-4 km, the woman co-passenger was reportedly forced to get down.
Sensing danger, Dipti called her father again and her parents heard her screaming at the driver for having taken a wrong turn while she was speaking to them on the phone in the auto. Soon after that her phone was turned off. Her father contacted the police and filed a complaint.
Dipti called her father in the morning and asked him to come to the railway station to pick her up. (India Today TV grab)
Ghaziabad residents on Thursday evening blocked traffic on National Highway-24, and also staged a sit-in at the office of the senior superintendent of police.
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