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clues, no abductor held MOHALI: Police appear to be taking the abduction of an NRI from Jagatpura village on Saturday a routine matter as despite one of the six abductors being recognized by a relative of the victim, no arrest could be made even 48 hours after the kidnapping took place. Lakhvir Singh was reportedly abducted from Jagatpura village over 'personal enmity' with a friend back home in California. Minutes after his abduction, police were given the name of one of the abductors by brother-in-law of the victim who had recognized his voice during the abduction episode. The NRI was reportedly released at the Ludhiana bus stand after police raided the house of identified accused Pinta in Ludhiana and contacted the accused through his wife. Cops maintained that continuous raids were being conducted at all possible hideouts of the accused. "We are carrying out raids and are also tracking the mobile of the identified accused," said Deepinder Singh, SHO, Phase-XI. He said the accused was not a hard-core criminal and therefore it would not be difficult to nab him. In a statement given to the police, the victim said Pinta was the brother-in-law of his California-based friend Daljeet Singh. On the other hand, cops said there was some friction between the victim and Daljeet, due to which the latter apparently asked Pinta to kidnap him. ---------------------- Six kidnap, release NRI within 12hrs MOHALI: In a kidnapping drama with a happy ending, hours after NRI Lakhvir Singh was reportedly abducted by six persons over 'personal enmity' with a friend back home in California, his brother-in-law -steered by his sharp ears - led cops to the accused. Around 9.30pm on Friday, when Lakhir and his brother-in-law, Devinder Singh, had just left a relative's Phase-XI residence for Chandigarh, an SUV with six persons in it intercepted their vehicle in Sector 68, near Jagatpura. Armed with baseball bats, the accused - who had covered their faces - overpowered the two and forcibly took away the NRI. Luckily for Lakhvir, his relative had recognized the voice of one of the kidnappers as that being of Pinta, a resident of Ludhiana. "Led by Devinder, a police team swiftly carried out a raid at Pinta's house," said Mohali SP Varinder Pal Singh. Though the accused was not home, his wife was asked to call and inform him that cops were trying to trace them and that they should release the NRI, the SP said, and added this was done repeatedly to build pressure. Apparently alarmed on being exposed, the alleged accused reportedly dropped off Lakhvir at Ludhiana bus stand around 7am on Saturday. Cops were finally able to establish contact with the abducted man after he switched on his cellphone after being freed. In a statement given to police, the victim said identified accused Pinta was the brother-in-law of his friend, California-resident Daljeet Singh. Cops said there was some friction between the victim and Daljeet, due to which the latter apparently asked Pinta to kidnap Lakhvir and frighten him. Cops said it seemed the motive behind the crime was to intimidate the NRI as no ransom demand was made. Lakhvir, who'd recently arrived in the city along with his family, was staying at his relative's house in Phase-XI. After his medical examination was conducted, cops said Lakhvir was hit by a baseball bat. A case has been registered and an inquiry has been initiated. Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chandigarh/Six_kidnap_release_NRI_within_12hrs/articleshow/3901940.cms
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