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Kidnapped mining firm executive rescued after 10-day ops, 7 held

The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar

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February 23, 2025

Victim's family had paid ₹60 lakh ransom; 12 police teams raided seven places across 5 states

- DEBASHIS MISHRA @Keonjhar

IN a major breakthrough, Keonjhar police have rescued the senior executive of a mining company 10 days after he was kidnapped from Keonjhar's Barbil and recovered over ₹50 lakh from a Jharkhand-based criminal gang which carried out the sensational abduction seeking a ransom of ₹2 crore.

The victim, Nimananda Pradhan, vice president of Grewal Group operating in Barbil, was rescued from Ranchi on Friday. Seven members of the kidnapping gang which included Pradhan's driver Md Firoz as well as a woman have been arrested.

Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, DIG, Western Range Brijesh Kumar Rai said Firoz who played a major role in the abduction as he not only drugged two fellow drivers of Pradhan but also facilitated the kidnapping.

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