Police have arrested four persons on the charges of abducting a youth from Pandiapali village under the Sasan police station in Sambalpur district and demanding ransom from his family for his release
The accused were identified as Chinmaya Rohidas (19), Indramani Rohidas (19), Sushanta Tanty (26), all of Sambalpur district, and Md Ikram (19) of Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.
According to reports, one Sanjay Oram was kidnapped by two miscreants on a motorcycle (from Pandiapali while he was playing PUBG mobile game at around 8.00 pm on July 17 near a canal road.
The abductors then called up the victim’s sister and demanded ransom of Rs 25,000 for his release. They threatened of dire consequences if anyone informed police.
However, Sanjay’s sister Sunita lodged a complaint with the Sasan police alleging kidnapping of her younger brother.
Based on the written complaint, Sasan police station IIC Santak Jena formed multiple teams with Inspector JR Sethi and Rengali OIC SI Dhableshwar Sahoo began probe into the case.
The teams under supervision of SDPO Sadar Tapan Mohanty successfully rescued the victim and nabbed the four accused involved in the case within 12 hours of incidence. A motorcycle and five mobiles were seized from their possession.