A police investigation team engaged in cross firing with the abductors to rescue the 8 year old girl- Sulok Agrawal-abducted nine days earlier for ransom.

The two deceased have been identified as Sanjay Giri of Bhedihari and Bindeshwor of Hapur village. Along with them two police personels sustained bullet injuries in the cross firing.

The police personals have been identified as Sanjay Giri and Badha Bahadur Thapa. They were rushed to the Narayani Zonal hospital and were reported to be stable.

Police had raided the house of a local Ramnath Giri suspecting that the child was being hidden in the house. However the abductors opened fire on the police when called for surrendering, the Parsa police reported.

Police have detained six persons including uncle of the child, Kunal Agrawal, and booked them for extortion and abduction.

Dinesh Mahato of Inarwa VDC-2 and his brother in law Sushil Mahato Rajbiraj from Saptari district were ‘abducted’ from Dinesh’s chicken farm at around 11:00 pm on Thursday.

Dinesh is a Bachelor’s level student at JS Multiple Campus in Lahan and arrived his home on the same day to celebrate the Dashain holiday reported the National News Service on Saturday.

Whereabout of the duo remained unknown informed Dhakendra Khatiwada, Police Inspector at Ward Police Office, Lahan while informing that the search team has been deployed for the quest.

Meanwhile some blood spots were seen near the abduction scene and suspicions are rife that the duo has been murdered as no ransom has been demanded for their release.

Police has arrested Dinesh’s brother Dhanbir Mahato, Shiva Narayan Mandal, Shanker Mahato, Ramudgar Mahato and Nathuni Mahato for the investigation the report further added.