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GURUGRAM: The 27-year-old doctor who was kidnapped on March 16 was an accidental target of Joginder Panchi’s gang busted by STF. “They would identify an isolated person as potential victim,” said Balan, adding the gang did not have any pre-fixed targets, on whom they would do prior recce. He added that the gang’s modus operandi was to look for a ‘soft target’. By midnight, the gang had withdrawn around Rs 40,000 from an ATM on the city outskirts, when they found the victim had more than Rs 3 lakh balance in his account. “Finding so much money, they guessed he is wealthy , and decided to kidnap him for ransom,” said DIG STF Satheesh Balan, adding that’s when they forced the victim to reveal his identity..