Noida, Sept. 29 -- A 22-year-old man was arrested for staging his own abduction to extort Rs.20 lakh from his family so he could repay a debt of Rs.4.70 lakh incurred while playing online games, Noida police said on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Asharam Kumar, a graduate from Patiyali town in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, was traced and found in Solan's industrial area, Baddi, on Saturday, officers added. Police said Kumar faked his abduction while visiting a relative's house in Noida, Phase 2, on September 17.

"On September 13, my elder brother left home to visit our brother-in-law's home in Noida, Nayagaon in Phase 2. After four days of stay, on September 17, when he was returning to our hometown, he went missing, and I received a thre...