Summary:
A 35-year-old scientist which police said is associated with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was honey-trapped two days ago. The junior scientist was rescued from a hotel room in Noida and three people, including a woman, have been arrested, said police. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Ranvijay Singh said, "He was held hostage in a room in a OYO hotel in Sector 41 from where he was rescued on Sunday." When he contacted the number he was asked by a man, identified as Anil Kumar Sharma, to reach a location (Noida City Centre). "However, he was trapped in the hotel room by the accused, who then assaulted him and later called his family to demand the ransom," the additional DCP said..