American woman in Delhi staged her abduction as she ran out of money

An American woman who was recovered by the Delhi Police from Greater Noida within 24 hours of the US Embassy raising concerns over her safety, told police that she had run out of cash and that is why she staged her abduction and assault, said police on July 18. Deputy Commissioner of Police of New Delhi Amrutha Guguloth said they had received information from the US Embassy on July 15 that a woman who had arrived in India on May 3 had been abducted and is being physically assaulted. “As soon as the US Embassy raised the matter, our teams wrote to Yahoo to get the IP address of the email that the woman had written to US Embassy alleging that she has been kidnapped and is being assaulted. WhatsApp was also contacted to get details of the phone number that the woman had used to call her mother and narrate her ordeal. Our teams also visited the address that the woman had mentioned in her immigration form but they found it was a five-star hotel and the woman wasn't there,” said DCP. “Following a raid, it was found that the number is being used by a Nigerian man based in Gurugram. He was questioned and he further revealed that the woman, Chole Renee McLaughlin is in Greater Noida. Our teams had reacted immediately and the woman was recovered from Greater Noida within 24 hours,” the officer said, adding that she had no injuries and she was happy too.