Narad Singh Kashyap, awarded by President for potato production in 2005, had been kidnapped by four persons on September 14 from Jahanganj area in Farrukhabad. His abductors Rajesh Yadav, Akhilesh, Manoj and Sudesh Yadav had demanded a ransom of Rs 1 crore from his family for his release.
Kashyap was rescued and his abductors were nabbed after an encounter in Karaon village in Kampil area early today morning, IG, STF, Sujeet Pandey told reporters here.
The STF team recovered a rifle, country-made pistol and a number of cartridges and fake voter identity card of Rajesh from them.
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