Afghan security forces on Wednesday arrested a suspect in connection with the kidnapping of an Indian aid worker in western Herat province, a media report said.
Provincial security chief Samiullah Qatra said that the unnamed suspect has been taken into custody for further investigations, Khaama Press reported on Wednesday.
Police and intelligence operatives have launched a search operation to free Alexis Prem Kumar, head of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) NGO, who was abducted from Zendjan district on Monday while he was visiting a project site.
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Meanwhile, local residents in Zendjan district said that the kidnappers might have taken Alexix to Gulran district.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the abduction.