A youth from Narendrapur who went to fulfill his mates at Eco Park in New City was allegedly picked up in a automotive and detained, whereas the accused made a ransom name to his household demanding Rs 3 lakh, police mentioned.
Saikat Purkait’s household alerted Narendrapur police station. Officers on the police station contacted their counterparts within the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate and tracked him down utilizing his cell phone location.
Three males have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping on Tuesday.
The police mentioned their investigation to this point advised that the sufferer was a part of a gaggle that traded in cryptocurrency and variations cropped up among the many members over a current deal that they had struck in Howrah.
The police mentioned a dispute over cash may very well be the explanation for the alleged abduction.
Officers at Narendrapur police station mentioned Purkait’s household lodged a criticism saying he was known as to fulfill his mates close to Eco Park and was taken hostage.
The officers mentioned Purkait, in his 20s, didn’t have a proper job. The Telegraph couldn’t contact his household to confirm the assertion.
“The household lodged a criticism saying they acquired a ransom name demanding Rs 3 lakh. We began monitoring the placement of the sufferer’s cellphone and located that it was within the Bidhannagar commissionerate space. We contacted Bidhannagar police and collectively zeroed in on a automotive close to Eco Park, from the place Purkait was rescued,” mentioned an officer at Narendrapur police station.
Three individuals contained in the automotive have been arrested on prices of kidnapping for ransom, the police mentioned.
After being rescued, Purkait is alleged to have advised the cops that he acquired a name on Tuesday afternoon from a good friend who requested him to fulfill them in Howrah. The situation was then modified to an tackle on SP Mukherjee Highway and at last to Eco Park.
“In accordance with him, they’re a part of a gaggle that offers in cryptocurrency. He mentioned that they had just lately struck a deal in Howrah. As a part of the deal they have been to get cash for transferring cryptocurrency. Apparently, there was a tiff over this deal and that led to the kidnapping,” the officer mentioned.
Narendrapur police contacted officers at Golabari police station in Howrah. A crew from Howrah went to Narendrapur police station on Wednesday to share details about the purported cryptocurrency deal.
Physique present in pond
Police recovered the physique of Partha Chanda, 35, a resident of Ambari on the outskirts of Siliguri, from a pond on Wednesday morning. An e-rickshaw driver by occupation, he was lacking since Monday.