The police in Maharashtra’s Akola district have arrested five persons for allegedly kidnapping a businessman, an official said on Thu🙈rsday.
The ♋businessman was ꦍbundled into a car by two to three persons near his scrap godown on May 13.
After being informed about the kidnapping, the police launched 💦a probe and even announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for credible infor💝mation connected with the case, the official said.
The accused freed the businessman, whom they had brough🧜t on an autorickshaw, on Wednesday night.
The crime branch which was tracking the auto subsequently arrested five persons for their alleged✤ role in the kidnapping. They alওso recovered a car and two countrymade pistols from them, he said.
District Superintendent of Police Bachchan Singh said the five ♎kidnapped the businessman for easy money. They wanted to demand a ransom of Rs 1 crore, but could not get through to his family members, the SP said.
“All have previous criminal history. Stringent preventive action will be taken i🧸n the m��atter,” he added.