Ludhiana, Oct. 18 -- In a shocking incident, four men posing as police officers kidnapped two officials of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) at gunpoint from their office in Dakha on October 13.

Assaulting the victims, the accused forced them to arrange Rs.7.20 lakh from their family members and relatives for their release. After getting the ransom, the kidnappers fled after dropping the victims near the old Octroi Post on Ludhiana-Ferozepur Road.

Cracking the case in four days, police on Friday arrested two of the accused, Gurinder Singh and Brahmpreet Singh, from Patiala. Their accomplices, Vinay Arora and Amandeep Singh, remain at large.

The victims are Jaskiranpreet Singh, a sub-divisional officer (SDO), and Parmin...