Kalyan Singh, Youth Akali Dal leader
Mansa, October 20
The police today arrested Youth Akali Dal (YAD) leader Kalyan Singh and Gurpreet Singh, son and nephew of SGPC member Sukhchain Singh Dharampura, respectively, for allegedly kidnapping a Budhlada-based businessman two months ago. The businessman returned home after the payment of ransom.
Kalyan Singh is the YAD general secretary for the Malwa zone.
The police also claimed to have recovered Rs 22.5 lakh from the accused against whom a number of cases of robbery and cheating have been registered in police stations across the state.
Businessman Chiman Lal was allegedly kidnapped near Datewas village of Budhlada division in the district on August 4. A case was registered the next day.
The accused demanded a ransom of Rs 1 crore, but the deal was struck at Rs 30 lakh.
A senior police official reportedly sent his team along with the victim’s family to withdraw cash from the bank to pay the ransom. On August 19, Chiman was back home. — TNS
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