A 45-year-old businessman was allegedly abducted by five persons near ECB college here and rescued within hours, police said today.
The incident took place last night when Chiman Lal was abducted by five persons who then demanded a ransom of Rs 1.5 crore from the victim's nephew Anil Agarwal, Station House Officer Bichwal police station Dhirendra Singh said.
Police launched a search operation after Anil informed them about the abduction. They caught the vehicle in which the accused were heading towards their place with the businessman, the SHO said.
Chiman was rescued, he said, adding five persons have been arrested in this connection.
