The Karbi Anglong police on Thursday morning arrested one Tapan Teron, a BJP leader, for his alleged involvement in a kidnapping case.
Apart from Teron, two more persons were also arrested for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping.
The Karbi Anglong police, acting on a tip-off, carried out a search operation in Howraghat in the wee hours on Thursday morning for rescuing one Bijay Agarwal- a local businessman.
Agarwal was kidnapped from Dokmoka area by a group of miscreants on September 13.
The trio had allegedly demanded a ransom of Rs 20 lakh from Agarwala’s family.