Bhubaneswar: A man working as a delivery agent was allegedly kidnapped from Lingipur locality under Dhauli police limits in Bhubaneswar Saturday night.
According to a police official, the victim was identified as Patitapaban Prusty. He works as a deliveryman and is a resident of Vijaya Vihar in Nuagaon area.
Patitapaban’s wife lodged an FIR with Dhauli police after he remained unreachable for quite a long time.
“I received a voice message from my husband at around 10.00pm. He informed me that he was being kidnapped by four drunkards in an auto-rickshaw. Later, his mobile phone got switched off and we were unable to contact him,” his wife said.
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Acting on her FIR, Dhauli police initiated an operation to trace him.
During the initial probe, the cops recovered Patitapaban’s shoes, backpack, wallet, T-shirt and a knife from a place lying on the road.
The man had no past enmity with anyone, his wife informed.
Meanwhile, the cops have intensified their operation to rescue Patitapaban, a police official said.
PNN
