Kohima, February 28: Close on the heels of rescuing two traders from kidnappers, Dimapur police have rescued two more businessmen near the town and arrested an abductor.
A special police cell formed recently to handle cases of kidnapping and extortions, rescued two Kohima-based businessmen yesterday.
They were abducted for ransom, from a village near Dimapur with the help of the relatives of the victims, police said today.
One of the abductors was also arrested after getting injured when police had to open fire at him while trying to flee, they said.
Dimapur SP Liremo Lotha said the traders were kidnapped for ransom on their way to Dimapur from Kohima on the previous day at Pherima on NH-39 by five abductors.
The SP said since cases of kidnappings and extortions were on the rise in and around Dimapur, special cells were formed in all police stations to handle such cases.
–Agencies