Delhi fish trader abducted for Rs 1 cr ransom; TMC workers among 3 held
A Delhi-based fish trader, Nazim Chauhan, was allegedly kidnapped for a ransom of Rs 1 crore on Tuesday from Shasan in North 24 Parganas district. Chauhan was, however, rescued within hours due to the prompt actions of an app cab driver.
The police have arrested three individuals, including a local TMC block level leader.
Chauhan had landed at Kolkata airport on Tuesday and booked an app cab to Basirhat. While crossing Sandaliya under the Shasan police station, he asked the driver to stop briefly. 'As Chauhan stepped out, an SUV pulled up, and he was forcibly taken away towards Charghat, near the India-Bangladesh border at Ghojadanga in Basirhat,' said a Barasat district police official.
The cab driver, Mohammed Miraz, immediately alerted Shasan police. Using the trader's phone number given by Miraz, officers tracked Chauhan's location and launched a swift operation and he was rescued from Charghat during a late-night raid.
Three men — Samad Mondal, the Charghat panchayat president, Sajjan Alam, Jamal Uddin — were arrested, said police. Sources said Samad is a local TMC leader, Sajjan's wife is a panchayat member, Jamal is a TMC supporter.
Probe revealed Chauhan was running a hatchery business with Basirhat-based Raju alias Jasimuddin Mandal. A financial dispute had strained their partnership and Chauhan had flown to Kolkata to resolve the issue. Raju received him at the airport and on their way, during a halt both were dragged into another car. Later, Chauhan's family received a ransom call of Rupees 1 crore.
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