Police Officer, Journalist Among 4 Held for Kidnapping Odisha Businessman

Rs 10-crore ransom, staged videos: Trader’s rescue from Odisha police station unearths sinister plot

Police arrest four people, including an SI posted in Bhubaneswar, her brother and a self-styled journalist, in the case. The plan was to make staged videos to threaten the victim with an Arms Act case, if he did not agree to the ransom demand, said police.

Cop, journalist among 4 held for kidnapping Odisha bizman, extorting Rs 50 lakh

Four individuals, including a police sub-inspector and a journalist, were arrested for kidnapping a businessman. The victim was abducted at gunpoint and held captive in a Bhubaneswar hotel. Police rescued the businessman after his family reported him missing and initiated an investigation. The kidnapping plot was allegedly linked to a dispute over a rare antique coin. Authorities continue to investigate and search for other individuals involved …

How a Rs 2.7 crore 'Hanuman Paisa' dispute sparked Odisha businessman's kidnapping

A dispute over an antique ‘Hanuman Paisa’ worth Rs 2.7 crore allegedly triggered the kidnapping of a 62-year-old hotelier in Odisha’s Bolangir. Police said he was kidnapped at gunpoint, taken to Bhubaneswar, assaulted and held captive as accused tried to extort Rs 50 lakh.

Police officer, journalist among 4 held for kidnapping Odisha businessman

<p> Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 (PTI): A woman police sub-inspector and a journalist were among four people arrested for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a businessman from Odisha's Bolangir district, police said on Monday.</p><p>Hotelier Narendra Sahu (62) was allegedly abducted at gunpoint from Bolangir on August 14 and brought to Bhubaneswar, where he was tied up, assaulted and confined in a hotel in the Khandagiri police station area,…

Balangir Hotelier Kidnapping Plot Thickens; Woman SI, Journalist Detained

Balangir: The kidnapping of Balangir-based businessman and hotelier Narendra Sahu has taken several dramatic turns, with police now probing a financial dispute linked to a rare antique ‘Hanuman coin’ allegedly valued at around Rs 2.7 crore, alongside the suspected roles of a woman sub-inspector and a journalist. Sahu, 52, was abducted on the afternoon of August 14 near a toll gate on National Highway-57 in Puintala area of Balangir district. Acc…

Balangir Businessman Kidnap Case: Police SI and Journalist among 2 More Arrested, Watch

Balangir: In the businessman kidnap and later rescue case, Balangir Police have arrested two more persons. The arrested have been identified as Police Sub-Inspector Sneha Manjari Sahu and  a journalist identified as Sanjay Jena. Both were picked up from Bhubaneswar by Balangir Police. Police said SI Sneha Manjari Sahu is the sister of prime accused Kshitish Sahu. Earlier, prime accused Kshitish Sahu and Sanjeet Behera were arrested in the case. …