Trader rescued from abductors, 2 held: Police

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 12 2017 | 12:30 AM IST
A trader of electronics goods, who was abducted by two men, including one of his former employees, was rescued today from Nilothi Extension in outer Delhi, the police said.
S Gupta (28) was abducted on December 9 when he was on his way to his showroom at Paschim Vihar.
The abductors had demanded a ransom of Rs 5 crore from Gupta's family members. Subsequently, the father of the trader had approached the police and a case was registered.
The police went to around 250 houses in the locality with Gupta's photographs, said M N Tiwari, Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer Delhi).
"An information was received about a suspicious car at Nilothi Extension. A raid was conducted and the victim was successfully rescued from the two men -- Manish (23) and Satnam Singh (44) -- who were arrested," the DCP said.
During interrogation, Manish told the police that he used to work at Gupta's Karol Bagh godown years ago.

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First Published: Dec 12 2017 | 12:30 AM IST

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