Bihar: Kidnapped youth recovered by cops

BIHARSHARIF: A youth kidnapped for Rs25 lakh ransom from Biharsharif on November 16 was rescued by the police on Monday. Police also arrested two persons and recovered the car used in the crime. The alleged kidnappers were identified as Rahul Kumar and Arvind Kumar. The victim is a native of Pangdi village in Nawada district and stayed in a rented accommodation at Garhpar locality in Biharsharif to prepare for competitive examinations.

Biharsharif Sadar SDPO Imran Perwez said one Manish Kumar, a student of BA Part I, was kidnapped on November 16 from Garhpar locality under Biharsharif Town police station area. His kidnappers had demanded Rs25 lakh ransom from his father for his safe release.

Imran said the police raided several places in Sheikhpura , Nawada and Nalanda districts and finally recovered Manish safely from a house at Baradari in Biharsharif on Monday and arrested Rahul and Arvind.

He said they had kidnapped Manish on some pretexts on November 16 evening and kept him hostage under a culvert near Baburbanna village at gunpoint. They used his mobile phone to demand ransom from his father.

On November 17, they brought him to a house at Baradari and kept him hostage there. They called Manish’s father several times on his mobile phone. Based on the cellphone tower location, the police arrested them and recovered the car used in the crime.