Bhubaneswar, Feb. 22 -- Barbil Police on Saturday cracked the mystery surrounding the kidnapping of the Vice-president of Grewal Mining and Metals at Barbil, Nimananda Pradhan by arresting eight accused involved in the crime.

Senior police officials informed that the entire crime was conspired and executed by a notorious criminal from Ranchi identified as Sadab Khan with the help of the victim's driver Firoz. Police have also recovered Rs 50 lakhs out of the Rs 60 lakh which was paid by the victim's family to the kidnappers.

The Vice-president of Grewal Mining and Metals, Nimananda Pradhan reportedly went missing under mysterious circumstances on February 12. He was traveling with his driver Md Feroz.

Feroz had passed on information re...