KOLKATA: Four men in a taxi chased a web designer on a bike at Park Circus Connector, cornered him near Mirania boating complex and then held him at gunpoint till his kin handed over the ransom amount of Rs 3 lakh near a Kasba mall. Police have so far arrested two persons while two others are on the run.
Md Nadeem was returning to his Tiljala home around 4.55am on Friday from Salt Lake when a taxi tried to block his way just after he had turned into the connector from Parama Island. Though he tried to evade and accelerated, the cab soon caught up and dashed his bike. He was then forced into the taxi. The men snatched Rs 21,000. Around 5.15am, one of the abductors made first ransom call to Nadeem’s cousin demanding Rs 3 lakh. The latter sought an hour and 15 minutes to arrange the amount.
Till the ransom exchanged hands, the taxi with Nadeem drove around Bypass, Chowbhaga, Ananadapur, Tiljala and Topsia. He was pushed out of it after the money was paid. The accused then fled towards Science City. It was the vehicle that was traced first and led to driver Sohail Ali alias Aman (30) and one of his aides Sk Ansar Ali alias Niyaz (35). “So far, Rs 27,000 has been recovered,” said DC (east) Gaurav Lal.