US Woman Faked Kidnapping In India To "Emotionally Blackmail" Parents
NDTV
Chloe Renee McLaughlin arrived in Delhi on May 3 and informed her family that she was being assaulted by an unidentified individual. She went missing after reporting the incident to her family.
An American woman faked her own kidnapping in India to "emotionally blackmail" her parents in the US, the police said. The Delhi Police solved the case within 24 hours of its registration.
Chloe Renee McLaughlin arrived in Delhi on May 3 and informed her family that she was being assaulted by an unidentified individual. She went missing after reporting the incident to her family, the United States Embassy informed the Delhi police.
On July 9, she wrote an email to the American citizen service, telling them she was in an "unsafe environment" where she was being tortured emotionally and physically.
A day later Ms McLaughlin spoke to her mother Sandra through a video call on WhatsApp. The mother tried to gather some more information about her but an unknown individual entered the room and she had to disconnect the call.