34-year-old Doctor abducted for ransom, body found in forest in Jharkhand
Hazaribag: The body of a doctor who has been allegedly kidnapped from his clinic was found in Pindrahi forest in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district in a decomposed state, a senior police official said.
The body of the 34-year-old Abhijit Kumar Roy was found by the police on Wednesday following the confession by the prime accused, superintendent of police Manoj Ratan Chothe said.
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Roy was allegedly kidnapped by four miscreants from his clinic for ransom when he was treating a female patient in Kusumbha village on June 25.
They killed the doctor with a sharp weapon the same night when their demand for ransom was not immediately met and dumped his body in the jungle, the SP said.
A search for the doctor had been launched by his brother Milan Roy and villagers on June 25 night and they had lodged a missing report at Katkumdag police station.
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