Reunion with parents unharmed after two weeks is the safe homecoming of the 24-year-old son of a Jamshedpur-based industrialist.

Kairav Gandhi, son of industrialist Devang Gandhi, was traced by the police to Barhi in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district during an early morning operation.

He was abducted for ransom on January 13 while travelling to his workplace in the Adityapur industrial area of Seraikela-Kharswan district.

Police recovered him, and jubilant Jamshedpur City Superintendent of Police Kumar Sivashish said the victim was found unharmed and reunited with his family around 4.30 am Tuesday morning ( January 27, 2025)

According to the police, the kidnappers were attempting to move Kairav to a different location as security agencies intensified raids across multiple areas. Anticipating their movement, police teams were positioned along possible escape routes.

Faced with sustained pressure from the ongoing operation, the abductors reportedly abandoned Kairav on a roadside before fleeing the spot, an official statement said.

A search operation has been launched to identify and apprehend those involved in the abduction.

Earlier, investigators had recovered Kairav’s vehicle from the Kanderbeda stretch of National Highway-33 on the night he was kidnapped, which provided crucial leads in the case.

Devang Gandhi, who resides in Bistupur, serves as the vice-president of the Adityapur Small Industries Association (ASIA).