Man kidnaps ex-fiancée to win her back

A man suspected of kidnapping his ex-fiancée in the hopes it would rekindle their relationship turned himself into police in Luoyang, Henan Province, media reported on Sunday.



The suspect surnamed Wang, 23, was taken into custody Tuesday evening after he staged the kidnapping of the victim, surnamed Lu.



He admittedly planned to pretend to save her, but hit a snag when Lu managed to escape from captivity.



Police said Wang admitted to violently bursting into Lu's home hours earlier. He blindfolded and gagged her before restraining her to a bed all while managing not to reveal his identity.



As part of the ploy, he then pretended to call himself and demanded 20,000 yuan ($3,218) in ransom for her release. However, as Wang readied to change his clothes and make his heroic entrance and rescue Lu, she escaped and called Wang.



When the pair reported the incident, police found inconsistencies in Wang's alibi.



Feeling police would find out the truth, Wang confessed to the abduction, saying that he had staged the incident to save their relationship.



Wang said Lu broke off their engagement in November for unknown reasons.





