Builder abducted, beaten up

A 34-year-old builder from

Nallasopara in the district was allegedly abducted and assaulted by unidentified persons, police said today.

The builder was kidnapped from his house on February 1 and was forced to give in writing that he would hand over three tenements to his abductors, police stated in a release here.

In his complaint filed with police last night after his release, the builder, whose name is withheld by police, said one of his attackers held a revolver to his head and warned him of dire consequences if he disclosed the matter.

Tulinj police registered a case under various sections of IPC and are probing the motive behind the crime.