India, Aug. 29 -- Three men were arrested by police on Thursday for kidnapping a manager of a private firm and his colleague, keeping them hostage for two hours after luring them to Faridabad from Tamil Nadu for a trade deal on Monday, said police.

The suspects were identified as Mohammad Bilal, 22, of Kankar Khedi in Nuh, Mohammad Talim, 21, of Khandawali in Faridabad and Mohammad Kaif, 22, Utawad in Palwal. At least five more suspects including Talim's brother-in-law Mohammad Shakil, the mastermind, were yet to be arrested in the case.

The victims were identified as Prabhu Radha, 39, and his friend Vinoth G, 34, of Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu. Police said Radha was a manager of a private firm that was planning to purchase a 125kVA gene...