LUCKNOW, Jan. 21 -- A 25-year-old man was allegedly abducted from near Kamta crossing, assaulted in a moving SUV and then dumped on the roadside in the Vrindavan Yojna area after being robbed of his mobile phone. The incident took place around 11pm on January 17 under the Vibhuti Khand police station limits. But an FIR was registered on January 19, after the matter surfaced. "Efforts are on to identify and arrest the accused...strict action will be taken once they are traced. CCTV footage of the route between Kamta and Vrindavan Yojna is being scanned to trace the vehicle," SHO Amar Singh was quoted in a release by Lucknow Police on Tuesday. According to the FIR, the complainant, Anoop Singh, a resident of Chinhat, had stopped near Awadh bus stand at Kamta crossing in his car along with his driver, Amit. Singh sent his driver to a nearby eatery to fetch some items. "An unidentified youth suddenly opened the door of my car, sat inside and attempted to start the vehicle. When I objected, he snatched the car keys and fled," Singh stated in the FIR. As Singh chased him, four to five unidentified men allegedly arrived in a numberless black SUV and dragged him into the vehicle, said police. Inside the moving SUV, Singh was allegedly abused, threatened with death and assaulted. The attackers also robbed him of his mobile phone, the FIR stated. The accused drove Singh for nearly 15km along Shaheed Path before reaching Vrindavan Yojna area, where he was again beaten and dumped on the roadside late at night. "A case was registered under Sections 191(2), 115(2), 352, 351(3), 127(2) and 304(2) of the BNS," said the SHO. The incident triggered a strong reaction from UP Congress. "At Kamta crossing, a man is brazenly abducted in broad daylight, shoved into an SUV, beaten while being driven around on Shaheed Path and Yogi govt's police don't even get the wind of it," the party said in a post on X....