A hostage was found to be the kidnapper in an abduction case in East China's Zhejiang province, jlwb.njnews.cn reported.

A man from Yiwu in Zhejiang province disappeared after leaving his home. Police received a text from the man's phone on Oct 9 saying he had been abducted and a ransom of 100,000 yuan ($16,329) was required to free him. Police traced the man to a hotel, but a video recording showed no sign of abduction which raised doubts.

It was later discovered that the man plotted the "kidnapping" himself after spending all his money. He is expected to be punished for raising a false alarm.

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