Student Arrested for Staging Own Kidnapping Amid Gambling Debts
A college student in Lipa City, Batangas, was arrested for staging his own kidnapping to obtain ransom money for his online gambling and loan debts. Police revealed the student demanded P300,000 from his family to settle his financial obligations.
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