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School teacher abducted in Kolkata

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
A 52-year-old teacher was today allegedly abducted in front of the school in the southern part of the city.

Nandita Ghosh, assistant teacher of the Kalidhan Institution at Southern Avenue, was abducted by two men and as many women who came in a car at around 6.40 AM, a senior police official said.

"As per some guardians who were at the spot, a small car suddenly appeared from nowhere and four persons forcibly took the teacher inside the car and drove away," he said.

They immediately informed the headmistress of the school who lodged a complaint with the Tollygunge police station, he said.
 

Preliminary investigation found that the teacher had taken loans from several people on behalf of the school allegedly forging the headmistress' signature, he said, adding police would scan the CCTV footage of the area.

"Nobody has got any phone call demanding ransom," the police official said.

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First Published: Jul 15 2016 | 2:42 PM IST

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