According to authorities on Wednesday, a guy attempted to defraud his older brother by demanding Rs 50,000, but police were able to solve the case thanks to a ransom letter that had misspelled words.

Sanjay Kumar, a contractor from Bandaraha village in the Hardoi district, reported to police on January 5 that he had received a ransom letter from an unidentified number requesting Rs 5,000 in exchange for the release of his 27-year-old brother Sandeep, who had been “kidnapped.”

According to the message, his brother will “die” if he doesn’t pay the sum. Additionally, Kumar was shown a 13-second video clip showing his sibling being rope-tied.

According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Neeraj Kumar Jadaun, the ransom note’s incorrect spelling of death, which was “deth,” suggested that the perpetrator lacked formal education.

According to the SP, suspicion increased since Kumar had no animosity against anybody and the ransom was not a significant sum.

Police were able to locate Sandeep in Rupapur by tracking the position of his cell phone. When police requested him to write out a ransom letter about his abduction during questioning, he once again spelled death as “deth,” the officer stated.

According to the SP, he then admitted to planning his own kidnapping and said that watching the famous crime series “CID” gave him the idea to kidnap his brother.

On December 30, Sandeep, who worked at the Cane Purchase Center in Mirzapur, fractured his leg when his bike collided with an old person in Sahabad. The officer said that the accused had been apprehended and that he was in need of money since the other party was requesting payment from him.