Two persons abducted by suspected ultras

A trader and his employee suspected to have been kidnapped by ultras in Hazaribagh district, the police said today.

Bhawani Prasad Dangi, a brick kiln owner, and his manager Dinesh were returning home at Sonepura village under Barkagaon police station when eight extremists abducted them yesterday, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Rural) H L Ravi said here.

The police suspect ultras of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) behind the abduction for extortion.