Kidnapping At Gunpoint, Then 800-Km Drive: Faridabad Bank Manager Rescued
NDTV
The investigation has revealed a chilling plan under which the kidnappers tied Satish up and drove with him for 800 km, first to Bilaspur and then Mathura
A bank manager, who was kidnapped at gunpoint Saturday from his Faridabad home to Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur and then Mathura, has been rescued, thanks to swift action by Haryana police's crime branch. The investigation has revealed a chilling plan under which the kidnappers tied Satish up and drove with him for 800 km, first to Bilaspur and then Mathura. The plot was allegedly hatched by Satish's former tenant Bhupendra. The prime accused and his wife, who allegedly helped him, have been arrested and cops are now looking for another accused.
According to senior police officer Aman Yadav, Satish works as a bank manager in Delhi and is a resident of Sector 62 in Faridabad. His wife is a government employee. Bhupendra, who lived as a tenant in Satish's house till four months back, was out of work. He knew Satish's family was well-off and planned to kidnap him and demand ransom, said the police officer.
The plan was hatched by Bhupendra, his wife and Ravindra, his former colleague at a petrol pump, said police. Bhupendra and Ravindra recced the area near Satish's house for two-three days before the kidnapping. Having lived there, Bhupendra knew that the main door is not locked, even at night.
