An official of Vedanta Allumina Limited and his driver have allegedly been abducted by a criminal gang in Kalahandi district, police said today.
The incident took place last night when Assistant Manager (Environment) Satya Ranjan Sahu was returning to Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district after purchasing a new Maruti Baleno car from a showroom in Sambalpur.
His driver has been identified as Gourishankar Naik.
About five unidentified people in another car intercepted Sahus vehicle near Kadalighati. They allegedly directed Naik to drive as per their direction and two persons followed them in their Swift car.
However, near the Sikerkupa police outpost, the Swift car met with an accident in which the two occupants were injured.
They have been admitted to Bhawanipatna Government Hospital, police said.
Additional SP, Kalahandi, Akhaya Kumar Das said the accused persons were involved in snatching incidents and had criminal records.
“The two injured persons, who are part of the criminal gang, are being interrogated,” he said.
Though police found Sahus car abandoned near Gatiguda village close to Muniguda town and Niyamgiri, there was no trace of the assistant manager and his driver.
