The case which initially seemed like a kidnapping-for-ransom case, had given the lawyers in the area as well as the police the jitters. But the latter acted quickly. They immediately constituted four teams to work out the case. Meanwhile, advocates from the Sector 6 Bar Association, Greater Noida Authority, Seccunderabad and Bulandshahar, reached Noida and put pressure on the police.

At 3.45 pm, the Police Control Room received information from an anonymous caller that four miscreants driving a white Armada Marshal had rushed to the office of advocate Mohammed Umar in the Greater Noida Authority. They reportedly had a short conversation with the advocate, and then dragged him to their vehicle. And before anyone could react, the vehicle had disappeared. The lawyer's assistant Gyanveer was also taken away.

Superintendent of Police R.K. Chaturvedi and the Deputy Superintendent of Police rushed to the scene of the abduction. They managed to get the licence number (UP 16 7350) of the vehicle from eyewitnesses.

But when the police contacted the RTO office, they were told that they had got down the number of an Eischer Tractor and not an Armada Marshal.

The police soon realised that they were dealing with professional criminals who had put fake registration plates on their vehicle.

Chaturvedi ordered a vehicle check at the border of the district and two police parties were sent in the direction the abductors had taken. Later, an eyewitness told the police that one of the kidnappers had mentioned a land dispute during his chat with the lawyer. Another man told the police that one of the kidnappers belonged to Habibpur village.

The police then checked the r]ecords maintained by the advocate's assistant and soon found out that he was indeed handling such a case in Habibpur. A man named Rajesh was a party to this case.

The police rushed to the village but Rajesh could not be found at home. Villagers told the Noida police that a person in nearby Doreen Village had purchased two white Armada Marshal vehicles. This clue led the police to the abductors. They were found drinking at a liquor shop in Dankaur.

The victims were then rescued from Rajesh's house in the village. The abductors have no criminal history. They were reportedly annoyed with Umar as he had allegedly taken Rs 15,000 from them for a land dispute case. The lawyer later refused to handle the case.

A case under Sections 342 and 506 has been registered against Rajesh, his father Kartar, Satender and Anoop. All the accused have been arrested by the police.