Kolkata, Jul 30 (PTI) In a swift rescue operation, police freed city-based businessman Rajmul Sheikh from his captors near Digha in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district within 48 hours.

According to police, Sheikh, a resident of North Panchannagram, was abducted from Tiljala here on July 27 before being rescued on July 29.

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Police said his family had received a ransom call demanding Rs 30 lakh.

Tiljala police station investigating officer Uttam Kumar Kundu told PTI that they received the abduction complaint around 9pm on July 28.

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"We tracked the number from which the ransom call was made and analysed CCTV camera footage to gather clues. A police team in collaboration with officers from Lal Bazaar, Kolkata's police headquarters, headed towards Digha the next day," he said.

"During a naka checking near Digha, the kidnappers panicked and fled, leaving Sheikh behind,” he said.

"Police then launched a manhunt and arrested four kidnappers," Kundu said.

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