Assam doctor was abducted by men posing as Delhi cops

NEW DELHI: Narrating his 12-day ordeal to the team of cops camping in Dibrugarh, the Assam doctor told them that he was abducted by men posing as Delhi Police personnel and moved to at least six places during his confinement.
In his statement, he told the Delhi Police team that he received a call from a woman who asked him to meet in Chanakyapuri for business purposes.When he reached, a car pulled over and two-three men wearing police uniform got off. They claimed to be from crime branch and asked Dr Hari Pegu to accompany them for questioning.
Interestingly, the central Delhi police recovered the uniforms during a raid at the hideout of the abductors. The cops also recovered more than three dozen phones during the raids, sources said.
The doctor said that he was kept at three farmhouses and a flat. He could not give locations as he was blindfolded most of the time and often beaten up.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police has found that the Congress functionary of Arunachal Pradesh, who allegedly masterminded the abduction, is a notorious criminal involved in a bank robbery as well. He had fled from police custody after being arrested in the robbery case. He has been sent a notice to join the probe at the earliest.
Sources said the politician also reportedly has links with several insurgent groups of the northeast, including the banned outfit NSCN (I-M). They added that the root of the abduction could be a feud between the victim and the politician over money.
The politician has claimed that the victim owed him money and was not returning it. However, he has not been able to explain why he was in touch with a person supposedly involved in the kidnapping and why he was in the vicinity from where the doctor was abducted.
The cops, however, have drawn a blank in apprehending Sharad Pandey, the suspected Delhi hand of abductors. Despite a lookout notice and six teams trailing him, he has been dodging central district police for a fortnight now.