Abducted Nepal businessman rescued in Bihar

Pat, May 29: Three days after a businessman was kidpped in Nepal, he was rescued from East Champaran district of Bihar on Sunday, police said. A ransom of Rs.50 crore was demanded for the release of Suresh Kedia, 56, who was kidpped in Bara district of Nepal on Thursday, police said. At least one of the abductor was arrested and the vehicle used in the kidpping seized on Saturday when a joint police team recovered Kedia from Kodwa, Motihari Superintendent of Police Jitendra Ra said. Kedia is a businessman from the leading Kedia Group at Birgunj in Nepal. According to police superintendent Ra, crimil gangs of India and Nepal were behind the abduction. An investigation was launched into the incident, the police officer said. (IANS)