Nashik, September 3: A 51-year-old builder was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified persons from outside his house in Maharashtra's Nashik city, police said on Sunday. Gajra Group chairman Hemant Madanlal Parakh was later let off by the kidnappers and was brought home by the police from neighbouring Gujarat on Sunday morning, an official said.

Unidentified persons on two-wheelers and a car accosted Parakh outside his house in the Indiranagar area around 9.30 pm on Saturday, he said. They allegedly forced him to get into the car and took him away, the official said. Bihar Shocker: Government School Teacher’s Son Kidnapped in Patna, Rs 40 Lakh Ransom Demanded.

The incident was captured by the CCTV cameras in the area and senior police officials, including police commissioner Ankush Shinde, reached the scene, he said. Parakh contacted his family members in the early hours of the day, following which the police went to Gujarat's Navsari and brought him back, the official said. Hyderabad Child-Lifting Video: Two Children Abducted From Different Areas, Police Recue Both in Just Two Hours.

A case has been registered against unidentified persons with Indiranagar police and further investigations are on. Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal met Parakh at his house on Sunday.

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