Daughter’s kidnap: BJP leader, 2 others held

LABHPUR: A local BJP leader, Suprabhat 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 arrested after preliminary probe indicated they played a role in the kidnapping, Birbhum SP Shyam Singh said.