Kidnapped Nicholas Piramal executive found

Senior executive of pharma major Nicholas Piramal Ashwini Bhatt and his driver, who were kidnapped on Jan 18, were traced by the Special Task Force of MP Police.

Senior executive of pharma major Nicholas Piramal Ashwini Bhatt and his driver, who were kidnapped on January 18, were traced by the Special Task Force of Madhya Pradesh Police along MP-UP border on Saturday.

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The two were traced from an undisclosed location by the personnel of STF, which was probing the sensational kidnapping.

Their condition was "good" with no signs of any injury, a senior police officer told PTI.

Bhatt along with his driver were kidnapped on January 18, when they were returning from Gwalior to Indore after attending a business meeting.