Two recent high-profile cases of kidnapping in Uttar Pradesh showcase the increasing involvement of women in crime.
The kidnapping and murder of a Kanpur lab technician, Sanjeet Yadav, has now led to the arrest of a young woman named Preeti Sharma. Preeti posed as the wife of one of the other accused to take a house on rent where they held lab technician Sanjeet Yadav hostage. Preeti also conducted the recce of Sanjeet's house and interacted with neighbours and landlord to avoid suspicion. According to sources, Preeti was assured a share in the ransom and she agreed to join the plot because she wanted to set up her own business.
In the kidnapping of the eight-year-old son of a gutka trader in Gonda, Chhavi Pandey, wife of the main accused Suraj Pandey played a key role in the crime. Chhavi Pandey made the Rs 4 crore ransom call to the family and threatened to kill the boy if they did not pay the money. "During interrogation, Chhavi disclosed that they had planned to chop the boy's body and dump it in the river," said an officer in the crime branch that finally managed to get the boy back and arrested the accused.
"This is a new phenomenon that is emerging in the world of crime. Women are now playing a frontline role in crime and the state police will also have to change its attitude towards investigations. The issue needs to be researched because what is shocking is the fact that in both these kidnapping cases, the women are rather young," said a retired Director General of Police.
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