Man surrounded by mob after being confused as ‘kidnapper’, Kolkata Police comes to rescue – India Today

As per looming allegations, the person is accused of hypnotizing females before holding them kidnapped. He was surrounded by an angry mob on Saturday and police stepped in to rescue him.

By Rajesh Saha: An image of a man has gone viral on social media platforms and the netizens identified him as a ‘kidnapper’. In first-of-a-kind, the person being referred to as an abductor was repeatedly accused of kidnapping girls in West Bengal’s capital. As per looming allegations, the person is accused of hypnotizing females before holding them kidnapped.

A few online updates even said that the man had been roaming around Kolkata suspiciously and even inquiring about women’s addresses. In fact, allegations claimed that the person kidnapped two girls from different parts of the city.

Warning messages along with his picture embedded in them started doing the rounds and were heavily circulated online. Netizens were quick to conclude that he hypnotised girls with his ‘eyes’ and that one should refrain from ‘making eye contact’ with the ‘kidnapper’.

“Be careful of this man,” a few Instagram posts read.

KOLKATA POLICE STEPS IN

The allegations knew no limits when, on Saturday, Kolkata Police were compelled to intervene. The man was surrounded by a mob after he was identified as a ‘kidnapper’ by a bystander. Upon receiving this information, the police reached the spot and rescued the man.

Phoolbagan Police Station officials detained the person and took him for questioning. Sources said that the man has been identified as Sanjay Agarwal, a resident of Howrah.

Police source claims, during the preliminary enquiry the man said to police that he had a small business in the Howrah district, which shut during lockdown period. Police also informed his family members and asked them to appear at the police station.

Speaking to India Today, DCP, Kolkata Police IPS Priyobrato Roy said, “He seems to be mentally unstable. Though we didn’t get any complaints against him so far, we are still investigating the matter with priority.”

The officials also said that they have no proof to establish that the allegations made on the internet, against the person, are true. Though a probe is on, they said.

Also, the social media cell of Kolkata Police is trying to reach out to the Facebook users who posted and warned against his photo. However, no one filed any complaint against him so far.