A gang that allegedly abducted a businessman and demanded money for his release was arrested here on Friday night.
According to police, Hemaram (42) of Nandanam, who owns a chemical sales outlet in Saidpaet area, was returning home after closing his shop on Friday when a gang that came in a car abducted him. Around 11 p.m., his wife, Anusuya, received a call from a man who claimed that her husband was in his custody and demanded Rs.2.4 lakh for his release.
The woman informed the Saidapet police, who formed a special team to investigate. The team followed clues and rescued Hemaram from a chemical storage room in the Ambattur Estate area. Kesavaraja (39), a chemical manufacturer, and his friends Muthu (40) and Genesan (35) involved in the kidnap were arrested.
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Kesavaraja told police that Hemaram had taken chemicals on credit and delayed payment of Rs. 2.4 lakh. The kidnap was a plan to collect the dues from him. The accused persons were produced in a city court and remanded to judicial custody, sources said.