New Delhi, February 19:A couple, wanted in a five-year-old abduction case, have been arrested from Farukhabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said today.
Rajesh alias Bhure and his wife Anita were arrested from Dabua village in Farukhabad on Wednesday. They were declared proclaimed offenders by a Delhi court in a case of abduction for ransom, police said.
Rajesh and Anita along with accomplices ‘Collectory’ alias D M and Ram Pratap had abducted one Babloo and demanded Rs five lakh as ransom from his family five years ago.
Collectory was arrested and Babloo was rescued but Rajesh, Anita and Ram Pratap managed to escape.
After getting information about their hideout, a police team raided various places in the village and arrested the couple on February 16, the official said.
Rajesh got married to Anita in 2003. They later came in contact with D M Gang which used to abduct people and demand ransom money from their family members.
Rajesh was also wanted in a case under Gangsters Act and many other crimes in Farukhabad, police said.
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