NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old man, Zakir Ali, was allegedly abducted and killed by three men in Hazrat Nizamuddin on Saturday. The accused, identified as Junaid Sonu, Rahis Ahmed and Abdul Rashid, have been arrested.
DCP (southeast) Rajesh Deo said they received a call from Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday about a deceased person. Surma Begam told cops that 5-6 boys came to their house in Taimur Nagar at 3 am on Saturday and took her husband away. At 4.50 am, she allegedly received a call from her husband, asking her to come to Nizamuddin and bring the ransom being demanded.
She and her daughter handed over the money as per instructions to Kamran. They returned after they were assured that Ali would be freed in an hour, police said. However, she received news about his hospital admission from an unknown call around noon.
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