8 Arrested In GAIL Security Guards' Abduction Case, Arms Seized
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While one of the guards was released soon after the abduction, the other person was released after 19 days incaptivity.
Eight members of an alleged abduction gang were arrested from Jharkhand's Ramgarh district in connection with the kidnapping of two security guards engaged by the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), police said today. A large number of arms and ammunition were also recovered, they said. Acting on a tip-off, the eight members of the gang were arrested with arms, ammunition and traditional weapons near Bhairvi river bank in the Gola police station area, Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said. The arrested were involved in the abduction of security guards on the night of April 3. The guards were deployed at a gas pipeline installation project site, he said. Seven other members of the gang managed to escape, he added. While one of the guards was released soon after the abduction, the other person was released after 19 days in captivity.More Related News