PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 27 -- The case of former Zila Panchayat member Randhir Singh Yadav, who went missing under suspicious circumstances on August 22, has taken a new turn. On the complaint of his wife Babli Yadav, herself a sitting Zila Panchayat member, the Nawabganj police have converted the disappearance case into a kidnapping case and registered an FIR against Tulsi Ka Purwa residents Ram Singh Yadav and Uday Yadav, citing old enmity.

Randhir Singh's abandoned SUV was recovered from a hilly area in Chitrakoot, intensifying the family's suspicion of kidnapping. On Tuesday, Babli Yadav, accompanied by Zila Parishad members, met DCP (trans-Ganga) Kuldeep Singh Gunawat and appealed for swift action.

Randhir Singh, a resident of Hathigawan i...