Overview
- Jamshedpur Police recovered 24-year-old Kairav Gandhi around 4:30 a.m. on January 27 and returned him home.
- He was located on the Chauparan–Barhi stretch near Hazaribagh, over 250 km from Jamshedpur.
- An official statement says the abductors released him as teams intensified raids and sought to block likely escape routes.
- Investigators report ransom demands reached Rs 10 crore and were made via VoIP and WhatsApp using Indonesian and Thai numbers.
- Seven special teams ran operations across Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha; police report no physical injuries but significant mental stress and an ongoing manhunt.