Daltonganj: Two men were arrested from Chilho Pahari under Tarhassi police station for kidnapping one Mahboob Ansari (25) earlier this month, police said on Thursday. The victim was also rescued from the same spot, which is located around 30km from his residence. The two accused, identified as Arjun Bhuiyan and Sudhir Bhuiyan, were remanded to judicial custody on Friday. Two cell phones were seized from their possession.
Another accused in the case, identified as Kalam Ansari who was the mastermind behind the abduction, is still absconding “Kalam is wanted in few other cases in Palamu,” the officer in-charge of Panki police station, H Gupta, said, adding that though Kalam belongs to Palamu he has been operating from Lohardaga for fear of being arrested.
The victim is a village quack who also works as a facilitator for issuing Kisan Credit Cards. On January 12, he was out for his regular work when he was abducted from an area under Panki police station.
Later that night, Ansari’s family members later lodged a missing diary at a local police station. On January 13, his family received a call from one of kidnappers who asked for a ransom of Rs 2 lakh. When the family paid a part of the ransom through a digital platform – ‘PhonePe’ – it helped police in tracking down the duo and they were arrested within 48 hours.
Another accused in the case, identified as Kalam Ansari who was the mastermind behind the abduction, is still absconding “Kalam is wanted in few other cases in Palamu,” the officer in-charge of Panki police station, H Gupta, said, adding that though Kalam belongs to Palamu he has been operating from Lohardaga for fear of being arrested.
The victim is a village quack who also works as a facilitator for issuing Kisan Credit Cards. On January 12, he was out for his regular work when he was abducted from an area under Panki police station.
Later that night, Ansari’s family members later lodged a missing diary at a local police station. On January 13, his family received a call from one of kidnappers who asked for a ransom of Rs 2 lakh. When the family paid a part of the ransom through a digital platform – ‘PhonePe’ – it helped police in tracking down the duo and they were arrested within 48 hours.
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