UP STF rescues telecom manager, arrests four kidnappers in Moradabad
Hindustan TimesIn a high-stake chase, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force arrested four kidnappers and successfully rescued Abhinav Bhardwaj, a telecom company manager abducted from Hathras district on January 1. Telecom company manager Abhinav Bhardwaj In an early morning encounter on Saturday in Moradabad district, the UP STF arrested three kidnappers, said senior police officials, adding that nearly 12 hours later, the STF arrested the fourth accused in another encounter in Moradabad. The incident occurred around 5:00am on Saturday near Moradabad district magistrate’s residence, where the kidnappers had come to collect the ransom from the telecom company manager’s family. The ADG while detailing the sequence of events uncovered after the kidnappers’ arrest explained, “The accused accidentally kidnapped the telecom company manager following a brawl with him while drinking liquor at a common spot in Hathras on January 1.