Cops chase kidnappers and rescue man about to be killed in Nagpur

NAGPUR: City police chief BK Upadhyay, relieved after a kidnapped man about to be killed was rescued, announced Rs 30,000 rewards to two constables who on Thursday chased the killers on bike and thwarted their design. Their action resulted in arrest of the perpetrators.
Two beat marshals from Tehsil police station, Gagan Yadav and Ajit Thakur were patrolling at Sarafa market Itwari when screams of a man being whisked away on a scooter sandwiched between driver and the pillion caught their attention.
Shaikh Irfan, who was kidnapped by Vijay Chavan, Shaikh Arif, Shobu Shaikh and Ayan Shaikh, shouted out to the two cops. Chavan and Arif were fleeing with Irfan seated in between them.
It is learnt Irfan was abducted at knifepoint from Seva Sadan chowk on Friday by his friends-turned-foes Chavan and others. Chavan, a former murder accused released from jail a few months ago, was miffed with Irfan for introducing his former girlfriend to another man with whom she is now staying.
Yadav and Thakur raced after the scooter as they heard Irfan calling out to them. Sensing trouble, Chavan and Arif too speeded up their scooter but decided to dump Irfan near Jain Samaj bhavan when they saw cops closing in.
Constable Yadav said one of the goons (Arif) jumped off the scooter when cops were almost upon him. “One fled towards a dingy lane on foot while the other pushed down the victim (Irfan) and escaped towards the main road. We followed him for some distance but decided to return to the victim who was alone,” said Yadav.
“We later took him (Irfan) to Tehsil police station and presented him before senior inspector Jayesh Bhandarkar and inspector Dileep Sagar,” he said.
“When we reached the police station with Irfan, the message about his kidnappng was being broadcast on police,” said Yadav. This was following Irfan’s mother rushing to Shanti Nagar police station to seek help.
In the meantime, Ganeshpeth police station had registered offences against Chavan and others as Irfan was abducted from within their limits. The four were later picked up by Ganeshpeth police under senior PI Shivram Kumre.