Ramgarh (Jharkhand), Jan 26 (PTI) Seven members of an interstate "kidnapping gang" were arrested, after two persons allegedly kept hostage by them for ransom were rescued from a house in Ramgarh district, police said on Sunday.

The gang members were arrested following a raid at the house where the duo was kept in Digwar village in the district on Saturday, Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar said.

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Addressing a press conference, Kumar said two sets of electronic note-counting machines were also seized from the possession of those arrested.

The gang members used to trap gullible persons with the assurance of doubling their money, the SP said.

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Further investigation is underway, and an FIR has been registered at Mandu (Kuju) police station under relevant sections of the BNS, he added.

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