Plan to kidnap Shakti Kapoor at Delhi airport fails after actor does THIS

Four members of a gang have been arrested for kidnapping actor Mushtaq Mohammad Khan from the Delhi airport holding him hostage in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh and demanding ransom officials said According to police the miscreants were also plotting to abduct veteran actor Shakti Kapoor on the pretext of inviting him to an eventBijnor Superintendent of Police SP Abhishek Jha shared the details on Saturday saying that Mushtaq Khans event manager Shivam Yadav had filed a complaint on December 9According to the complaint Lavi alias Rahul Saini had on October 15 sent an advance payment of Rs 25000 and an air ticket to invite Khan to an event in Meerut Upon arriving at the Delhi airport on November 20 Mushtaq was received by a cab driver who took him to a famous shikanji shop between Meerut and DelhiThere Khan was forced into another vehicle where more individuals joined him The actor was then threatened and informed that he had been kidnapped and was being held captive at the home of Lavi a criminal involved in the case police saidDuring his captivity the kidnappers took Mushtaq Khans bank account details and password On the night of November 20 the accused consumed alcohol and slept The following morning Mushtaq Khan managed to escape and reached a mosque in Mohalla Chahshiri where locals contacted his family and helped him return homeOn November 21 the kidnappers withdrew Rs 22 lakh from Mushtaq Khans bank account while shopping in Meerut and Muzaffarnagar the officer saidThe arrested gang members have been identified as Sarthak Chaudhary Sabiuddin Azim and Shashank Police have also recovered Rs 104 lakh from their possessionPolice revealed that the gang was involved in abducting film stars by sending advance payments and air tickets under the guise of event invitationsThe investigation has also revealed that actor Shakti Kapoor was offered Rs 5 lakh to attend a similar event but the deal fell through due to a high advance requestPolice are now investigating whether the gang was involved in the kidnapping of other film starsEfforts are on to track down the remaining members of the gang including LaviMeanwhile in a related development Arjun one of the kidnappers involved in comedian Sunil Pals abduction was shot and injured during an encounter with police in Meerut on SundayArjun who was arrested on Saturday attempted to escape while being escorted for a medical checkup at Lalkurti police station by snatching the pistol of a subinspector the Meerut police saidArjun while trying to flee opened fire indiscriminately at the police team The police team retaliated and Arjun was shot and injured in the exchange of fireMeerut Senior Superintendent of Police SSP Vipin Tada said that police had recovered from Arjun an SUV a Scorpio used in Sunil Pals kidnapping last month along with Rs 225 lakh cash and a mobile phone used in the crimeArjun was immediately taken to the hospital in an injured condition Police are now searching for his associates as they believe the gang involved in the kidnapping is based in Bijnor Authorities have also contacted the victim for further statements and are continuing their investigation into the case the SSP said