Uttar Pradesh: Eminent businessman kidnapped at gun-point from Ferozabad, later recovered

Sanjay Mittal, a renowned name in Glass Industry in Uttar Pradesh and a close friend of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, was abducted by gun-toting motorcycle-borne criminals in Ferozabad district on Friday. 

Within six hours after kidnapping, the abducted Glass industrialist Sanjay Mittal was recovered by a joint team of the UP STF and Police from Basai village in Tundla. One of the kidnapper was also arrested.

Sanjay Mittal, owner of FM Glass Industry, was on way to his factory in Nagla Bhau industrial area in Ferozabad when his Innova was intercepted by a motor-cyclist. Two men in police dress stopped his car and whipped out a pistol and carjacked Sanjay in his own car.

Acting as policemen, the criminals first cleared the traffic on the national highway and sped away with Sanjay in his own car towards Agra highway. They left their motor-cycle on the spot. The police, which reached the spot one hour late, seized the mobike and sought registration details of its owner from the Regional Transport Office (RTO).

Sanjay Mittal is one of the well-known name in Glass industry in Ferozabad. He is politically well connected with big shots in the BJP, including the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. About 20 years ago his father S.P. Mittal was also kidnapped. The family had to pay a ransom of Rs 1 core for his release.

The news of Sanjay’s kidnapping spread like wildfire in the city and power corridors.