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Two Arrested as Gurugram Police Foil Roadside Kidnapping on SPR

Police are probing the suspects' claim that the attack was over a Rs 6.5 lakh dispute.

Overview

  • The attempted abduction unfolded Wednesday evening on Southern Peripheral Road near Kherki Daula after a group intercepted a delivery worker’s vehicle.
  • Victim Manjeet Kumar was dragged out, beaten with kicks, punches and wooden sticks, and forced into a car before police intervened.
  • An emergency response team pursued the suspects for several kilometres after a commuter’s alert and rescued the victim, recovering an MG Hector and a wooden bat.
  • Police identified the arrested men as Jaibir, 26, and Aman, 21, both from Bhiwani, with one linked to a Hisar transport business and the other a Gurgaon sales job.
  • A commuter-shot video of the assault circulated online as investigators searched for two to three additional associates named in the case.