BIRGUNJ: Security agencies in Nepal and India said on Sunday that industrialist Suresh Kedia, who was abducted from Bara district of Nepal on Thursday evening, was safely released from the Indian state of Bihar. The sources in Kedia's family said joint efforts of Nepal Police and Indian Police resulted into the rescue of Kedia, who is one of the executive directors of Kedia Organisation. A senior police official from Motihari of India confirmed that Kedia was released and is currently under the protection of Indian Police, according to Ashok Baidya,  the former President of Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI). Referring to the Indian Police official, Baidya informed the 'Indian security personnel will make him public in some hours today'. Narayani Zonal Police Office Chief SSP Narayan Singh Khadka, however, denied to make any official comment on Kedia's status. The Nepali industrialist has already contacted his family members and told them he would reach home by this evening, according to the Acting President of BCCI, Om Prakash Sharma. Kedia was abducted by an armed gang at gunpoint from Bariyarpur of Bara district on Thursday evening. The abductors had shot at and critically injured his driver before taking him into control. Nepal Police was investigating into the case in coordination with security agencies of India. READ ALSO:

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