Bihar Man Arrested In Rajasthan For Holding 3 Captive For Ransom: Police

Police have rescued the three people -- two hailing from Kota in Rajasthan and the third from Bihar.

The Kota police arrested a man hailing from Bihar for allegedly holding three people captive in Punjab's Ropar and demanding a ransom of Rs 20 lakh each, a senior officer said on Monday.

Police have rescued the three people -- two hailing from Kota in Rajasthan and the third from Bihar.

The accused, identified as Patna-resident Arun Kumar Sharma (59), was produced in a court that sent him to one-day police custody on Monday.

Sharma was arrested from Ropar in Punjab on Saturday with the help of the local police, the officer said.