KABUL, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- A money exchanger was arrested for allegedly kidnapping himself to receive money from his family in Afghanistan's western province of Herat, the state-run news agency reported Friday.
This is the second time that the man hid himself to receive money from his family under the pretext of kidnapping.
The man, who is not identified, had earlier hidden himself under the pretext of being kidnapped and received 1 million afghani (12,900 U.S. dollar) from his family a few months ago, Bakhtar News Agency (BNA) reported.
Personnel of law enforcing agencies have arrested the man who hid himself for the second time and asked his family to pay 200,000 U.S. dollars for his release, the media outlet quoting Noor Ahmad Haidari, the deputy provincial governor, as saying.
The self-kidnapped man, during investigation, indicated heavy losses in his business as the reason for self-abduction, the news agency added. Enditem
