Jamshedpur, Jan 27 (PTI) The son of a Jamshedpur-based industrialist, abducted on January 13, was rescued from Barhi in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
Kairav (24), the son of Industrialist Devang Gandhi, was abducted while he was on his way to office in Adityapur industrial area of Seraikela-Kharswan district, they said.
“He was safely rescued by the Jamshedpur Police today, and sent home around 4:30 am,” SP (City) Kumar Sivashish told PTI.
The accused were planning to shift Kairav to another place, “owing to massive raids by the Jamshedpur Police”, an official statement said.
Accordingly, the police teams were alerted and deployed on the routes likely to have been used by the abductors, it said.
“Under mounting pressure from the police, the perpetrators set Kairav free on the road on the Chauparan-Barhi section of Hazaribag and fled,” the statement said.
A manhunt is on to nab the culprits, it added.
Earlier, police had found Kairav’s car from Kanderbeda area on National Highway-33 on the night of the incident.
Devang Gandhi, a resident of Bistupur, is also the vice-president of the Adityapur Small Industries Association (ASIA).
The local business community and politicians hailed the police for rescuing Kairav.
ASIA President Inder Agarwal said, “It was really a big achievement of the police. The police department has put in more than 100 per cent effort and taken all steps to trace Kairav back safely. He is well,” Agarwal told PTI.
Agarwal, who met the Gandhi family earlier in the day, said the association will decide about seeking proper security for industrialists and the business community to check recurrence of such incidents.
President of Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Manav Kedia also expressed happiness over the safe return of Kairav.
“I had spoken to Devang Gandhi, who expressed his gratitude towards the efforts and support of the police department and SCCI,” Kedia said in a statement.
BJP MP Bidyut Baran Mahato and JD(U) legislator Sayu Roy also visited the Gandhi family soon after Kairav’s return.
Roy, a former minister, said East Singhbhum Senior Superintendent of Police Piyush Pandey himself accompanied Kairav during his return.
“I had spoken to SSP, who admitted that Kairav’s rescue was a half achievement of the police as the perpetrators were still at large,” Roy said.
The JD(U) leader said Pandey assured him that the police would arrest the culprits soon.
Mahato hailed the police effort in taking Kairav back home safely, “though a bit late”.
The BJP MP said, “The entire city was concerned about Kairav’s whereabouts, and we are happy to see him back home.” PTI BS NAM RBT NN
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