Koraput: A businessman was allegedly kidnapped near Kolab bridge under Boipariguda police limits in Odisha's Koraput district on Saturday night. The abductee was identified as K Satya of Padua village.

As per reports, Satya, who had gone to Jeypore in his car on Saturday evening to collect payment from peanut sales, was returning home when the incident took place. A group of unidentified miscreants intercepted his vehicle on the bridge and kidnapped him.

His family lodged a complaint at the local police station after they failed to contact him. On the basis of the complaint, police initiated an investigation by tracking Satya's mobile phone to locate him.

Today, the kidnappers left him at Chintoor in Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border area and fled. After meeting his family members, the businessman was on his way back home.