Three held for kidnapping UP Jal Nigam official's minor daughter
New Indian ExpressMEERUT: A former driver of a junior engineer of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and two other men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping the six-year-old daughter of the official, police said on Tuesday. Additional Superintendent of Police Ayush Vikram Singh said the girl was kidnapped on Monday afternoon and the accused had demanded a ransom of Rs 3 crore for her release. Of the three accused, Akash, the former driver of the official, and Raju were arrested on Monday night following an exchange of fire, the ASP said, adding Ajay was nabbed later. Elaborating on the modus operandi of the crime, Akash told police that they had rented a car and waited outside the official's house and around 1:30 pm kidnapped his daughter when she arrived home from school in an auto-rickshaw.