Nalkheda (Madhya Pradesh): Police on Tuesday rescued a man who had been kidnapped by a group of four to five people in Pilwas village within 24 hours, a police official said.
As per police, victim identified as Amit Patidar, 25, was kidnapped for ransom as he was heading home on his motorcycle early on Monday morning.
He was forcibly stopped by four assailants near a local farm. They tied his hands and took him to Lasuldia Kelva village.
The kidnappers demanded Rs 3 lakh and threatened to harm Amit if their demands were not met.
They locked him in a room at a nearby well while forcing him to make six financial transactions totalling Rs 99,002 from his mobile phone.
Amit was coerced into calling his family for ransom. Fortunately, Amit's mother, Manjubai, reported him missing to Nalkheda police station after he failed to return home.
Tracing his mobile location, local police swiftly tracked down the kidnappers at the well in Lasuldia Kelva.
They arrested two miscreants involved in the crime and rescued Amit.
A case was registered against the suspects including Antar Singh Sisodia and Shivpal Singh under multiple sections of the BNS. Further probe was underway.
