MALAPPURAM: In a dramatic incident, a youth hailing from Dakshin Kannada, was kidnapped while he was returning from the Karipur International Airport on Sunday morning. The youth, Abdul Nazar Shamsad, was robbed and later abandoned by the group of criminals.

In a complaint filed with the police, Shamsad stated that he was abducted by the group while he was going to Calicut in a shared auto. Shamsad was subjected to physical assault and was asked to hand over the gold that he carried with him. It is learnt that the kidnappers had mistaken the youth for a gold smuggler and tortured him in order to get hold of the smuggled gold. They also stole his money and documents before abandoning him.