KALABURAGI: The Yadgir police have taken three people, including two officials of food and civil supplies department, in connection with the kidnap of deputy director, Mr Arunkumar Sangavi.
Mr Sangavi, who is also holding charge as additional deputy commissioner of Yadgir, was kidnapped on Monday evening from Surpur town. Sangavi, who had gone to Surpur town to inspect a whole sale unit of the food and civil supplies department, was kidnapped by a gang of four-five masked persons in a car.
The department officials and the family members of Mr Sangavi were worried quite a lot as his mobile was switched off by the gang. He was released late night at Rangam Pet, on the outskirts of the town.
In the wake of his kidnap, food and civil supplies minister U T Khader and principal secretary, Harsha Gupta, rushed to the town on Tuesday and held discussions with deputy commissioner Manoj Jain and superintendent of police, Vinayak Patil. Suspecting the involvement of insiders in the episode, local police have taken godown manager Saibanna and inspector Srinath Chavan besides a car driver into custody.
Mr Khader told the media that superintendent of police, Yadgir, would probe the case. “In view of suspicion of involvement of two officials of the department, they have been arrested. If the inquiry proves involvement of some more officials and others in the incident, we will initiate action against them without any consideration, however big they are”, he added.
