The Gurugram police rescued two young men from the clutches of kidnappers who had demanded a ransom of Rs one crore. Those rescued were identified as Aman and Ganesh, who had been abducted from Sector-15 Part-2 area under the Civil Lines police station area of Gurugram on Wednesday. At the time of the incident, the victims were on their way to Galleria Market, Gurugram in their Scorpio car.

According to the police, the arrested individuals include Delhi Police constable Sunil (32) a resident of Jind district in Haryana, Rishi Pal (35) a resident of Sonipat district, Kuldeep alias Monu (31), a resident of Jind, Deepak alias Dumbbell (21), of Jind district and Sonu (21), a resident of Bhiwani district in Haryana.

The victim’s father told the police that Aman and Ganesh had gone to Galleria Market in their Scorpio car but did not return. Around 3.30 pm on Wednesday, he received a call from Aman’s friend who informed him about his kidnapping, and the abductors were demanding Rs 1 crore ransom. He immediately informed the police about the incident.

The police engaged in an intensive search, combing through analyzing CCTV footage, and conducting surveillance. A trap was laid and a bag with money was kept at a location given by the accused. When the accused came to collect the bag the police team intercepted them and in the scuffle with the Sub-Inspector Sumit Kumar, Incharge Crime Branch Palam Vihar suffered a fracture in his hand.

The accused attempted to flee but were apprehended. During police interrogation, it was found that one of the accused, Sunil, is working as a constable in Delhi Police. The accused had earlier done a recce of Aman’s movements and  then planned the abduction.

From the observation of the criminal records of the accused, it was found that accused Rishipal has one case registered against him in connection with a theft in Rohtak, two cases in Sonipat, one case in Hansi, Hisar and one case in Gurugram in the case of culpable homicide. Sunil has one case registered against him in connection with an assault in Rohtak, one case in Jind of culpable homicide, and Kuldeep has one case registered against him in Kaithal under the Arms Act. The police have recovered a car (Celerio), a motorbike and a bag from the possession of the accused. Gurugram Police Commissioner , Vikas Arora Gurugram announced a reward of Rs. one lakh to the police team involved in the rescue.