Mushtaq Khan shares chilling particulars of his kidnapping incident: ‘I knew if I stayed, I wouldn’t survive’ | Hindi Film Information

On November 20, Bollywood actor Mushtaq Khan was kidnapped in a surprising incident. In a current press convention, the actor shared your entire ordeal, revealing how the harrowing expertise unfolded.
Mushtaq described how he had usually seen scenes in films the place kidnappers blindfolded their victims and took them to a distant location to demand ransom. “I by no means imagined such a factor might occur to me, however it did,” he stated. He defined how actors are incessantly invited to occasions as chief visitors or for awards, a development that had elevated considerably after his position in Welcome. These calls usually got here with affords of honorariums or different incentives.
Mushtaq recalled receiving a name in late October from a person named Rahul Saini, who claimed that they had met in Noida. Rahul invited him to an award operate honoring artists from varied fields, particularly senior actors, and mentioned a price of Rs 75,000, after preliminary negotiations. An advance of Rs 25,000 was transferred to Mushtaq’s account, and he was offered flight tickets for November 20 from Mumbai to Delhi, with a return ticket for the subsequent day.
Regardless of attempting to say no the invitation on account of Mumbai elections, Mushtaq ultimately boarded the flight. At Delhi airport, he was picked up by a driver named Manoj, who began driving towards Meerut. Rahul assured him over the telephone that the automobile would drop him at a Jain Shikanji stall, from the place one other automobile would take him to the occasion.

Mushtaq reached the stall after an unusually lengthy drive, and his automobile was modified. He seen that the brand new driver and one different individual have been the identical people from the sooner automobile, with an extra man becoming a member of them. After a while, two males pointed weapons at him, ordering him to stay silent. His face was then lined, and he was taken to a room the place six males confronted him.
“They demanded Rs 1 crore and began discussing find out how to gather the cash,” Mushtaq recounted. The abductors insisted on money funds to keep away from being traced. Realizing the dire state of affairs, Mushtaq resolved to flee. “I knew if I stayed, I wouldn’t survive,” he stated. He managed to flee and reported the incident to the police.
Mushtaq talked about that the police initially discovered it onerous to imagine his story, questioning why he wasn’t drugged or tied up. Nevertheless, they registered his criticism, and he offered particulars to the Bijnor police.

He additionally provided precautionary suggestions for others to keep away from such incidents. “If somebody invitations you for an occasion and asks to your ID for reserving tickets, ask for his or her ID in return and collect full occasion particulars. Share the placement with the native police station and inform them about your go to. Keep away from utilizing their automobile and e-book your personal cab, making certain correct billing. All the time verify resort bookings upfront.”
Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh police disclosed that the four-member gang had additionally deliberate to abduct actor Shakti Kapoor. Kapoor was reportedly provided Rs 5 lakh to attend an occasion, however the plan fell via on account of points with the advance fee. The police have recovered roughly Rs 1.4 lakh from the gang.
This incident got here to gentle simply days after comic Sunil Pal’s abduction.