Youth 'kidnaps' himself
( 2004-01-05 15:35) (China Daily)
A young man in Jiangsu Province scripted a fake kidnap drama involving
himself and demanded 3,500 yuan (US$423) from his parents for his release,
reports Zhejiang Today Post.
The 20-year-old jobless man left home many days earlier; and nothing was
heard of him till the parents received a call from him saying he was kidnapped
and wanted his parents to deposit money in a bank account ?which he had
expressly opened for the purpose.
After being caught, the young man said he was inspired by the similar TV
plots; and said he wanted to use the money to train as a chef.
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