The Commissionerate police probing the kidnapping case of a businessman’s son, Ishan Agarwal, here on Thursday revealed that the crime’s plot was hatched by the victim’s schoolmate.
Dhaneswar Patra prepared the blueprint along with his three friends for money.
City DCP Umashankar Dash said, “Dhaneswar provided all information to other accused about the victim which helped them abduct him. Dhaneswar maintained distance from the victim during the kidnapping and covered his face to hide his identity. After the youth was rescued, he recognised him.”
“The accused moved to different places and changed locations frequently. They kept the victim at one place and placed his cell phone elsewhere to mislead police,” Dash said.
Ishan had been abducted by the miscreants when he stepped out of his house at Laxmisagar to have tea on January 31 evening.
“Two men initially called out my name. As they were wearing masks and hoodies, I could not recognise them. When I went near the vehicle, they grabbed and bundled me into the vehicle. They then tied up my hands and blindfolded me,” Ishan said after being rescued.
As many as 19 teams of police were involved in the operation and all the four accused involved have been arrested.
Meanwhile, police recreated the crime scene with the help of the four accused to get information about the sequence of events. The cops are on the lookout for the other involved in the incident.