The year is about to end, and 2024 has seen more than one could sink, from the entire globe attending the wedding of a businessman's son to the growing craze for concerts. While every other good thing has been happening this year, the last few weeks have been quite tormenting as news of comedians and TV actors getting kidnapped is making headlines. From actors like Sunil Pal and Mushtaq Khan getting kidnapped to Shakti Kapoor and Rajesh Puri escaping the situation, here's a list of such incidents that happened this year.

Sunil Pal kidnapping incident

Earlier this month, Sunil Pal went missing, and later it was revealed that he was "abducted" in Delhi but has now returned home safely in Mumbai. Speaking to Hindustan Times, Sunil Pal said he was invited to a private birthday party in Haridwar to perform a comedy show, for which he was paid 50 percent in advance. Later, when he reached the city and sat in a car sent by them, he was told that he had been abducted. The comedian added that the kidnappers asked him to pay a ransom of Rs 20 lakh, but he finally paid about Rs 8 lakh for his freedom.