Police rescue kidnapped man, arrest four from E Champaran

Sagauli police rescued the general manager (GM) of a Rajasthan-based construction company and arrested four people allegedly for kidnapping him from a place in East Champaran district, police said on Thursday

Sagauli police rescued the general manager (GM) of a Rajasthan-based construction company and arrested four people allegedly for kidnapping him from a place in East Champaran district, police said on Thursday.

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East Champaran superintendent of police (SP) Navin Chand Jha said that the victim, identified as Saurabh Jhalani, was rescued from a spot near Chhapawa under Sagauli police station.

“Further investigation into the matter is underway,” said the SP.

Vivek Jaiswal, station house officer (SHO), Sagauli police station, said the victim’s company was engaged in the construction work of the HP gas plant at Harshidih. “During the investigation, we came to know that all the four persons used to supply material for the construction work. They took the extreme step to get the clearance of pending bills worth at least ₹2 lakh,” said the station house officer.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a white car on Chhapwa -Bettiah road and rescued Jhalani around 10pm on Wednesday.

Those arrested have been identified as Jainish Kumar Singh, Ajay Pandey and Abhinash Singh and Brijmohan Bharti.

Police have registered a case against the accused under Sections 363, 365, 386 and 506 of the IPC.

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