Patna,(BiharTimes): Nepali industrialist Suresh Kedia, who was abducted from Bara district of the Himalayan republic on Thursday (May 26), was rescued from Motihari in Bihar on Sunday.

According to reports Kedia was abducted when he was heading toward Birgunj from one of his industries in Bara district. His car was intercepted by a group of armed men and his driver was shot at before the industrialist was forcibly taken away in another vehicle.

A ransom of Rs.100 crore was demanded for the release of Suresh Kedia, 56, who was kidnapped in Bara district of Nepal on Thursday, police said.

At least one of the abductor was arrested and the vehicle used in the kidnapping seized on Saturday when a joint police team recovered Kedia from Kodwa, Motihari Superintendent of Police Jitendra Rana said Kedia is a businessman from the leading Kedia Group at Birgunj in Nepal.

According to police superintendent Rana, criminal gangs of India and Nepal were behind the abduction.

An investigation was launched into the incident, the police officer said.