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KANPUR: A student preparing for competitive exams in Kanpur was allegedly held captive and assaulted by a group of youths after he failed to repay losses from an online game. The attackers also demanded ransom from the student’s family and threatened to harm them.
According to the police, the main accused tricked the 18-year-old student into playing the Aviator online game with his associates, promising he could recover money owed to him. When the student lost money during the game and couldn’t repay, the group detained him, beat him, and forced him to call his family for money. They also recorded the assault.
The student, a resident of Kadaura in Jalaun district, had been staying in Kakadeo…
