Tribune News Service

Mansa, August 6

The police have rescued an abducted worker and arrested the accused within 12 hours of the incident in the Budhlada area of Mansa district. The accused have been identified as Jiwan Singh of Abohar and Kuldeep Singh of Bathinda. The police have seized a 12-bore pistol with two rounds, a toy pistol, Rs 10,000 cash and a car from the accused.

Mansa SSP Dr Narinder Bhargav said, “Kunal Jalan of Budhlada had lodged a complaint that some unidentified men entered his shop and demanded Rs 1 lakh from him by pointing a gun at him.”

When Jalan told them he did not have the money, they abducted his worker Bhola Singh at gunpoint. Later, they called him and demanded the money for setting Bhola Singh free.