According to reports from Malayala Manorama, a Dubai resident was kidnapped in Kerala, India, by an eight-member gang and was later rescued by police on Friday.
Identified as Rahees, a Wayanad native in his 30s, he was abducted in Kozhikode but freed following a swift police operation that also resulted in the arrest of the suspects.
The Malayalam newspaper reported that Rahees was held captive by the gang, but police efforts ensured his safe rescue. Authorities confirmed that all gang members were apprehended after the incident.
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This marks the second kidnapping case in recent weeks in India involving UAE-based expatriates. Earlier, VP Shameer Medon, a UAE-based entrepreneur and co-owner of a Dubai pharmacy chain, was kidnapped during a family visit in Malappuram on August 12.
Medon was rescued days later after authorities tracked his location to Kollam, hundreds of kilometers away.
