Ghaziabad: A 38-year-old software engineer was allegedly kidnapped a night before his birthday in Radhakunj Nandgram colony here, the police said on Friday.
Ghaziabad senior superintendent of police Vaibhav Krishna said Rajiv Kumar, a native of Ranipur in Hardwar who works in multinational IT company, returned to Ghaziabad in a cab on Wednesday night.
He got down at the intersection of Rajnagar extension at Delhi-Meerut road to board a bus for Hardwar, the SSP said. Kumar was going to Haridwar to celebrate his birthday the next day with his family members.
His family members had already reached Ranipur, Mr Krishna said, adding his family last heard from Kumar when he at Rajnagar Extension. Late on Thursday night, Kumar’s wife, Renu, received a text message from Rajiv’s mobile number claiming that her husband has been kidnapped.
