Etawah (UP), September 15
Unidentified people allegedly kidnapped a doctor and demanded a ransom of Rs 55 lakh from his family, police said on Friday.
Dr Gyan Prakash Pandey, a resident of New Friends Colony here, had left for his clinic in Mainpuri on Thursday on a bus but did not return, after which his family started looking for him, said Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Jitendra Srivastava.
Late in the evening, someone called the doctor’s wife and demanded the money for his release, the ASP said.
An FIR has been registered against unidentified people. PTI
Most Read In 24 Hours
Don't Miss
View All
Top News
Supreme Court seeks clarification from EC on functioning of EVMs, summons senior poll panel official
Deputy Election Commissioner Nitesh Vyas had earlier given p...
Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren moves Supreme Court, says High Court not pronouncing verdict on his plea against arrest
Soren was arrested by ED in a money-laundering case on Janua...
IED explosion damages bridge in ethnic violence-hit Manipur’s Kangpokpi; traffic hit
Explosion occurs hours after gunfights broke out between vil...
Encounter breaks out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora; helicopters deployed for aerial surveillance
There is no report of any casualty so far
