Kerala Woman Fakes Kidnapping To Steal Smuggled Gold, Arrested After 12-Km Dramatic Chase

A dramatic 12-kilometre police chase near Kerala's Karipur International Airport has brought to light an extraordinary gold-smuggling conspiracy in which a woman staged her own abduction to smuggle the gold she had brought from Dubai.CCTV footage of the high-speed pursuit captures a blue Maruti Baleno attempting a daring escape even after being cornered by a police jeep.

In a dramatic sequence, the car suddenly reverses and manages to slip away from the police, only to be intercepted and its occupants apprehended later.What initially appeared to be a kidnapping turned out to be an elaborate conspiracy allegedly masterminded by the supposed victim herself.According to investigators, Thalassery native Priyanka had arrived from Dubai carrying approximately 18 sovereigns of gold, which she was supposed to hand over to Jabir, a Mattannur native waiting outside the airport.Instead, police say, Priyanka conspired wiath three Kannur natives, Sreelal, Prince and Subith, to stage her own abduction and divert the smuggled gold.Investigators have found that Priyanka planned the entire…