The district police on Tuesday received a shot in the arm after it foiled abduction of a city-based businessman by arresting a key member of an inter-State gang in Golmuri on Tuesday early morning.
The arrested man was identified as Santosh Rai alias Bhagna, who is a resident of Shiwan district, Bihar, but was hiding at Azadnagar in Mango. The police have also seized a loaded pistol and a cartridge of .315 from the arrested person who has criminal records.
Superintendent of police (city) Karthik S said that acting on a tip-off that members of an inter-state gang of criminals have conspired the abduction of a city-based businessman for extorting ransom, the police nabbed the criminal.
“Acting on the tip-off a special team was set up and laid trap to nab one of the key members of the gang,” said Karthik. During interrogation, the arrested criminal revealed that the abduction plan had been hatched by Mohammed Sajjat, who is presently lodged in Ghaghidih Central Jail.
According to Karthik, Bhagna knew nothing about the businessman who was supposed to be abducted. Bhagna would have known about the name and whereabouts of the businessman only after getting necessary instruction from Sajjat. The criminals were supposed to earn Rs 5 crores as ransom once the abduction was over.
Karthik said that the arrested was charge-sheeted for committing two incidents of abduction in Calcutta in 2004 and 2006 respectively and had extorted Rs 4 lakh and 5 lakh from two businessmen.