The Sundargarh police arrested seven persons on Wednesday allegedly for kidnapping a person and demanding ransom for his release and also arrested another three persons including a complainant for cheating Rs 3 lakh in connection with Hanuman coin. Another accused in this cheating case was absconding.
One Bunty Sahu, a resident of village Patrapada, under Town police station of Sundargarh district, lodged a complaint on September 15 in Town police station that on September 14 evening at 4.45 pm while he alongwith his friend Madhaba Minz, had been to Kirei area in a motorcycle, 4-5 persons kidnapped Madhab in a car.
Later, the kidnappers demanded Rs 6 lakh for release of Minz. Town police registered a case and started searching the kidnappers. However, on September 15, one Sraban Kumar Patra(24), resident of Birbira under Dharuadih police station in Sundargarh district lodged FIR against Bunty Sahu, Sony, Madhab Minz and Shiba for cheating on September 10.
Based on the two complaints, police on Wednesday arrested seven persons who had kidnapped Madhab. The seven persons were identified as complainant Sraban Kumar Patra(24), Rakesh Kumar Sharma alias Lokesh(26), Suresh Kumar Rout(38), Lingaraj Suhuda(27), Agasti Kumar Mishra(30), Dev Barbhuyan(25) and Tapan Kumar Bagh(33). Police also rescued Minz from them.
After coming to know about cheating of Bunty and his friends, police on Wednesday arrested complainant Bunty, Sanik Kumar and Madhab Mjinz.