Overview

• A 20-year-old was kidnapped from Thakurpukur on May 29 and rescued from a Haridevpur flat after autorickshaw CCTV led police to arrest five suspects.
• Police traced a ₹10,000 UPI payment to a Jadavpur address, enabling special teams to free trader Timir Kanti Majumdar and detain five Bijoygarh residents.
• Authorities allege the abductions were driven by financial disputes, with ransoms demanded at ₹5 lakh and ₹10 lakh.
• Investigators seized mobile phones, UPI transaction records and CCTV data during coordinated raids by cyber cells and local police stations.
• All ten accused face charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are due before Alipore Court on May 31 as investigations continue.