Missing man says escaped kidnappers
PRAYAGRAJ, July 24 -- A man who was reportedly abducted by armed men who also shot at two others near the sub-registrar's office in Pratapgarh's Patti, said he escaped his kidnappers shortly after the attack and was escorted back to his house by police on Tuesday night.
Also, two people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the attack.
Jagannath Vishwakarma of Aurain, and Arun Mishra and Aditya Mishra of Verikhurd Chanda in Sultanpur were attacked on July 21 afternoon. Jagannath claimed that he was shoved out of the office and forced into a car parked near the gate.
"I heard gunshots. Taking advantage of the commotion, I managed to open the car door, escape toward Dhakwa turning, and got into an auto-rickshaw to Pratapgarh. I switched off my phone and remained in hiding..." he reportedly said. Additional superintendent of police Shailendra Lal said five teams were working to uncover the entire matter, and action under the Gangster Act was likely....
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