The Commissionerate police rescued a man on Monday who was kidnapped from VSS Nagar here and arrested three accused in this connection.
The victim identified as Manoj Sethi is a contractor by profession and resident of VSS Nagar. He was rescued from a house in the Gadakana area.
As per reports, the victim was allegedly kidnapped by the accused on the pretext of awarding him a contract. Following the abduction, the accused demanded Rs 5 lakh ransom from Sethi’s wife to release him.
Bhubaneswar Zone-5 ACP Sanjeev Satpathy said, “We received a complaint from Sethi’s wife about his disappearance since Saturday. The kidnappers had called her from Sethi’s mobile phone to demand ransom and threatened to kill Sethi if she doesn’t pay them Rs 5 lakh.”
The Maitri Vihar police along with a Special Squad raided a house at Gadakana and rescued Sethi. Three accused have been arrested. Another accused is on the run and will soon be nabbed soon,” said, Satpathy.
Police were conducting further investigation ascertain whether any other person was involved in the crime.