Kanpur:The city police rescued a hardware trader allegedly kidnapped on Friday night and arrested three men in this connection on Saturday.
Pawan Tiwari of Barra 3 area was allegedly kidnapped by three car-borne men from near Kargil petrol pump in Barra. During search, his family members found his motorcycle parked near the petrol pump. They then filed a complaint with Barra police.
Inspector Barra Harmeet Singh said, “Pawan runs a hardware shop in Barra 8. He was allegedly abducted by the men of hardware factory owner of Shahjahanpur from whom he had taken hardware material amounting to several lakh rupees on credit.”
“Tracking the car captured in CCTV footage, besides the mobile phone of trader Pawan with the help of E -surveillance, the police were able to zero in on a location in Shahjahanpur. On Saturday morning, a team of Barra police rushed to Shahjahanpur and rescued Pawan and brought him back,” he said.
“Three men identified as Anil Gupta, Arvind and Sudhir have been arrested. They all are aides of the factory owner of Shahjahanpur. Investigations are underway,” said Inspector Barra.