Mysuru: K.R. Pet Tahsildar Mahesh Chandra, one of the senior revenue officials in the State, and who was said to be facing threats from illegal stone quarry operators, was allegedly abducted on Thursday night and released yesterday. He showed up at K.R. Pet Police Station at 5.30 pm.
The officer was heading to K.R. Nagar in Mysuru district, where his family resides, when he was abducted by miscreants after intercepting his private Maruti Omni van (KA-41-Z-1581) on Hassan-Mysuru Road near Saligrama. A pair of shoes and some shirt buttons were found lying below the vehicle. A torn shirt was found on the car seat. His mobile phone was found switched off.
