BJP MAN HELD FOR KIDNAPPING HIS OWN CHILD

Labhpur (WB), Feb. 17: A local BJP leader, Suprab-hat Batyabyal, and two others were arrested in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Sunday in connection with the kidnapping of his daughter, a senior police officer said. Batyabyal’s daughter, who was kidnapped at gunpoint on Thursday, was “rescued” from Uttar Dinajpur district, he said.

In a joint operation with Uttar Dinajpur police, a police team from Birbhum traced the 22-year-old woman to Dalkhola railway station area on Sunday morning, the officer said.

Batyabyal and two of his associates were arres-ted after preliminary investigation indicated that they played a role in the kidnapping, he added.

“We have rescued the girl from Dalkhola this morning. She is fine and we are talking to her to find out what had actually happened. We have also arrested the girl’s father who seems to have played an important role in the kidnapping,” Birbhum Superi-ntendent of Police Shyam Singh said.

Asked about the motive behind the kidnapping, Singh said, “There are two aspects to it. There is a family problem, gaining political mileage could also be the motive. We are probing the matter.”