By DPA
Bangkok : Thai police have arrested three Indian nationals on charges of holding an Indian garment exporter hostage for a 25 million baht (over $741,840) ransom, media reports said Friday.
Police rescued the hostage, Narendra Dev Pandey, 40, Wednesday from a house in Nonthaburi province, neighbouring Bangkok, shortly after detaining the gang that had kidnapped him.
Pandey, who suffered broken rids, was taken to Police General Hospital for treatment. He was kidnapped Sunday.
The alleged kidnappers were identified as former Kolkata Police officer Avinas Pandey, 35, Indrajeet Kumar Pandey, 38, and Jai Prakash Tiwari, 38. A Thai suspect, Naturja Thongthai, 40, was also arrested in the case, said the Bangkok Post newspaper.
Police found 2.1 million baht ($62,315 dollars) in cash at the Nonthaburi house where the suspects were arrested and evidence that suggested they had kidnapped other Indian businessmen for ransom in the past.