Delhi trader kidnapped in Bengal, rescued with cabby help
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Kolkata: A Delhi-based fish trader, Nazim Chauhan, was allegedly kidnapped from Sashan in North 24 Parganas on Tuesday for a ransom of Rs 1 crore. He was rescued within hours and three persons accused of the kidnapping were arrested due to prompt action by an app cab driver.
Police said Chauhan arrived at Kolkata airport from Delhi Tuesday morning and took an app cab to Basirhat. On the way, when the cab passed through Sandaliya area under Shasan police station, Chauhan asked the cab driver to stop to step out for a break.
"The moment Chauhan stepped out of the cab, an SUV arrived. The trader was forcibly taken away in the vehicle towards Charghat, near the India-Bangladesh border at Ghojadanga in Basirhat," a senior police officer of the Barasat district police said.
The cab driver, Mohammed Miraz, drove straight to Shasan police station and reported the incident. Based on the information provided and the trader's phone number, cops traced the victim's location and conducted a swift operation at Charghat. Chauhan was successfully rescued and the three alleged kidnappers, Samad Mondal (Charghat panchayat president), Sajjan Alam and Jamal Uddin, were arrested.
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