The accused along with his friends hatched a plan to kidnap Mr. Deshpande in the hope of recovering the money from his friends and family, Nirmal Superintendent of Police Ch. He said that around 6.30 a.m., the kidnappers entered the victim’s apartment complex and an hour later, forced Mr. Deshpande into a car and took him away. However, the cars managed to breach Nirmal toll gate and went towards Hyderabad. By 10.30 a.m., Nirmal police in association with their counterparts at Gajwel managed to intercept the vehicles at Toopran toll gate and rescued Mr. Deshpande, he said. The victim was reunited with his family in the presence of Mr. Kumar, who led the rescue operation.

Source: The Hindu August 08, 2021 14:15 UTC