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India: Police Free Kidnapped British Couple
India: Police Free Kidnapped British Couple
Pedro Silva Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:14 pm
India: Police Free Kidnapped British Couple
A British couple who were kidnapped and reportedly held for a £300,000 ransom in India have been rescued by police.
They were abducted on May 29 in Chennai, in the south of the country, while on a nine-day temple tour.
The pair, from London, have not been named but are safe and well, a Scotland Yard spokesman said.
The Metropolitan Police launched a joint investigation with officers in Chennai after receiving a report the couple, apparently of Sri Lankan origin, had been kidnapped.
The Bangalore-based Deccan Herald said the couple's daughter, who also lives in London, alerted police after receiving a telephone ransom demand for £300,000.
The victims had reportedly gone to Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a wedding, before flying on to India.
They were lured into what they thought was a taxi, which they believed had been sent by their hotel to collect them.
Scotland Yard said: "The Metropolitan Police Service have been working with Indian authorities to secure the release of two British nationals kidnapped in Chennai since 29th May.
"The investigation was led by the Chennai police with the MPS offering support to the family in London.
"The couple have now been rescued and are safe and well.
"This remains an ongoing investigation in both countries and therefore no further details are available at this time."
A Chennai police commissioner said a gang operated from London and India to orchestrate the abduction.
Several suspects are believed to have been arrested.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the abduction of two British nationals.
"They are now safe and well. We are offering consular assistance to the victims and their families.
"This incident remains a matter for the local police."
A British couple who were kidnapped and reportedly held for a £300,000 ransom in India have been rescued by police.
They were abducted on May 29 in Chennai, in the south of the country, while on a nine-day temple tour.
The pair, from London, have not been named but are safe and well, a Scotland Yard spokesman said.
The Metropolitan Police launched a joint investigation with officers in Chennai after receiving a report the couple, apparently of Sri Lankan origin, had been kidnapped.
The Bangalore-based Deccan Herald said the couple's daughter, who also lives in London, alerted police after receiving a telephone ransom demand for £300,000.
The victims had reportedly gone to Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a wedding, before flying on to India.
They were lured into what they thought was a taxi, which they believed had been sent by their hotel to collect them.
Scotland Yard said: "The Metropolitan Police Service have been working with Indian authorities to secure the release of two British nationals kidnapped in Chennai since 29th May.
"The investigation was led by the Chennai police with the MPS offering support to the family in London.
"The couple have now been rescued and are safe and well.
"This remains an ongoing investigation in both countries and therefore no further details are available at this time."
A Chennai police commissioner said a gang operated from London and India to orchestrate the abduction.
Several suspects are believed to have been arrested.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the abduction of two British nationals.
"They are now safe and well. We are offering consular assistance to the victims and their families.
"This incident remains a matter for the local police."
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