Motive behind trader’s kidnapping shrouded in mystery

BHAGALPUR: A day after young businessman Chetan Rajhans was recovered within 48 hours of his kidnapping from Jahangira village under the Sultanganj police station area on Monday, the motive behind the kidnapping remains shrouded in mystery. The questions that have baffled the police as well as people are why the kidnappers did not make any demand for ransom, was there any ulterior motive to eliminate Chetan for reasons other than money and whether there are organized gangs operating in Sultanganj, Munger and Hemjapur, the tri-junction where Chetan is said to had been kept captive.According to preliminary investigation made by the police, old enmity with the family could be the reason behind the crime. The investigators did not rule out the possibility of kidnappers planning to eliminate Chetan.Chetan, son of Arun Rajhans and resident of Krishnagarh locality in Sultanganj block, was abducted by four to five men on Saturday night when he was on way to home after downing the shutters of his medical shop. The criminals allegedly took him in a Bolero towards Munger. Chetan’s brother Jeevan lodged an FIR in which he named Dablu Mandal, Bablu Mandal, Deepak Mandal, Girija Yadav and Chandan Mandal as the accused. They were also involved in the killing of their cousin Babloo Rajhans, Jeevan alleged in the FIR.The incident had sent shock waves among local citizens.