Surat: A 32-year-old textile businessman was thrashed and kidnapped by some relatives of a 20-year-girl over suspicion that she had eloped with his younger brother.
The victim, Manish Hadiya, was later released near Kamrej early on Monday and police booked two persons, Chirag Vaniya and Jayanti Vaniya, who were allegedly involved.
Hadiya was assaulted and kidnapped outside Shanti Nagar police chowky in Limbayat area on Sunday evening.
Hadiya’s younger brother Navneet (27) is suspected to have eloped with a girl from the Vaniya family on October 27. Both families were knowing about the affair.
Her father had filed a missing person report at Limbayat police station the next day. Since Hadiya’s family was named in the report, he was called by the police to record his statement. When he was returning home after the formalities, the duo met him outside the police chowky and started thrashing him. Hadiya managed to give his wife Varsha a call for help and disconnected.
When she tried to call him, the calls went unanswered after which she sought police’s help, said police. Hadiya is into saree business and runs a shop in the textile market area.