Gwalior police have taken into custody the miscreants who had attempted to kidnap a Government doctor for ransom.
The leader of the gang is a police constable posted in Panwar police station in Rewa district. The police apprehended the miscreants when they were passing through AB road. Police have seized their car and recovered firearms and some sharp-edged weapons from their possession.
Dr Devaria, a Government doctor, posted at Panihar had complained to the police that some miscreants had attempted to kidnap him while he was returning from duty on November 17. The offenders had chased his car on AB road, but he managed to escape.
During the chase, the doctor’s car was damaged. The doctor narrated the incident to the police and since then police have been on the lookout for the unknown miscreants.
On Monday night, the police were tipped off that some miscreants were moving on the AB road suspiciously. The number plate of the car in which they were travelling was covered with paper. As the police reached the spot the miscreants drove towards Bhattupaura. After a brief chase the police apprehended three offenders.
The gang leader Aravind turned out to be a police constable posted at Rewa. The other two are Dhruv Yadav, resident of Antary and Satendra of Ami village. The police recovered a revolver, an axe and some rope from the car. During interrogation the culprits told the police they had attempted to kidnap the doctor for ransom money.
Constable Aravind was on medical leave. Since the attempt on the doctor had failed he had extended his medical leave, and was on the lookout for suitable targets. The Gwalior police have informed their counterparts in Rewa about the incident and the constable’s role.