The Meerut Police in Uttar Pradesh has announced a reward of Rs. 25,000 for information on Lavi Pal, the main accused in the abductions of comedian Sunil Pal and actor Mushtaq Khan.

Both Sunil and Mushtaq were invited in separate incidents under the guise of performing and attending an event. Both were taken to Bijnor on the outskirts of Delhi, and the kidnappers tortured them before extorting lakhs out of them. While Sunil was released by the kidnappers, Mushtaq managed to escape and seek help from locals.

Following this development, Sunil thanked the police in a video on his Instagram handle.

He says, “Namaskar doston, main hun Sunil Pal. Jaisa ki saara desh jaanta hai ki 2 December ko mere saath apharan kidnapping ki durghatna UP Meerut ke aas pass hui thi, aapne suna hoga. Lekin main bahut dhanyawad karna chahunga humaare Yogi sarkar ko, UP sarkar ko jinke nirdeshan mein yahan ke Meerut police ne, UP police ne badhe bahaduri se is case ka saamna kiya aur jitne apradhi hain, unke upar sakht se sakht karyawaayi ki.”

Police had earlier conducted raids to nab Lalvi and five members of his gang have been arrested so far.