Stand-up comedian Sunil Pal faced some serious time as he was kidnapped on December 2. The comedian was travelling to Haridwar for an event when he was kidnapped and forced to pay ransom for his release.
Sunita, Sunil Pal’s wife, filed a complaint on December 3 at the Santacruz Police Station in Mumbai. However, the comedian came back home safely the same evening. Commenting about his horrifying experience, Sunil said, “I need time to think about it. I am still recovering from what happened to me. I am scared and battered. It was the worst 24 hours of my life. I need time and space to come out of it.”
“It was a full-fledged kidnapping, and it started when I got an invite for an event on December 2 in Haridwar. They paid 50 percent in advance. They sent a car for pick up at the airport. I was shifted to another vehicle after one hour. That was the point when my nightmare started. I was told that they had kidnapped me, blindfolded me and taken me to a place. They said they had weapons, stressing that my life was in danger. There were 7-8 people, some drunk, shouting at me,” the comedian told Hindustan Times.
The kidnappers asked Sunil Pal for a ransom of 20 lakhs while the comedian paid 7.50 lakhs to them after negotiating. Some users on the social media are calling it a ‘PR stunt’, but the comedian has dismissed such theories.
