Thursday, June 2, 2016

Follow up: Businessman Suresh Kedia kidnapped

Security agencies in Nepal and India said on Sunday that industrialist Suresh Kedia, who was abducted from Bara district of Nepal on Thursday evening, was safely released from the Indian state of Bihar. The sources in Kedia’s family said joint efforts of Nepal Police and Indian Police resulted into the rescue of Kedia, who is one of the executive directors of Kedia Organisation. Birgunj-based businessman Suresh Kedia, who was kidnapped by an unidentified gang from Bariyarpur of Bara district on Thursday evening, has been freed from Motihari in the Indian state of Bihar.. An Indian official told Republica Online that a team of Indian Police raided the place where Kedia had been kept an freed him safely. Police officials in Birgunj confirmed his release. Police officials in Birgunj confirmed his release. “We have been informed that Suresh Kedia has been freed unharmed,” Superintendent of Police Rajubabu Shestha told Republica Online. Family sources also confirmed that Kedia has been freed. A group of unidentified assailants had kidnapped Kedia after shooting and injuring his chauffer. Kedia is a member of the renowned Kedia Group of Birgunj.