British man arrested for faking own kidnapping
Published:Tuesday | January 18, 2011 | 5:52 PM
A Briton of Pakistani origin has been arrested for faking his own kidnapping and that of his British wife to get a ransom from his family.
Police say the couple was living in Pakistan and were reported missing on January 10 from Gulberg, Lahore.
Police later found 28-year-old Awais Hadier Shah and his wife, 24-year-old Jamie Willia, hiding in a hotel room.
Shah is expected to be charged with offences, including fraud.
However, the police say his wife is not involved in the plot.
Police say the kidnapping is thought to have been faked to fund the couple's drug addiction.