Keonjhar (Odisha), Feb. 24 -- Seven people were arrested from Jharkhand's Ranchi for their alleged involvement in kidnapping the vice-president of a mining company in Odisha's Keonjhar district, police said on Sunday.
The arrested people include the kidnapped person's driver from Keonjhar and his six associates, who are natives of neighbouring Jharkhand, a police officer said.
On February 13, Sujata Pradhan, wife of Nimananda Pradhan, lodged a complaint with the Barbil Police Station in Keonjhar district, alleging that her husband did not return home from office a day ago, DIG (western range) Brijesh Rai said.
On that day, a new driver was hired instead of the regular one.
Mobile phones of her husband and the driver were found switched ...