Kerala police foil attempt to kidnap actor Shamna Kasim
(WorldNews Entertainment)

An alleged attempt to take actor Shamna Kasim hostage for ransom was foiled after police arrested a gang of impostors. Kochi City Police Commissioner Vijay Sakhare said his team has arrested eight of the 12 gang members who had conspired to extort money from Shamna. According to him, the suspects were stopped before executing their plan due to the timely complaint by Shamna. Shamna Kasim confirmed the news by stating that her family was the target of a blackmail scheme. Shamna said that the suspects approached her family on the pretext of a marriage proposal for her. “My family had decided to lodge a complaint because we had been cheated with fake names, fake addresses, deceitful identities...