KOZHIKODE: A youth, who was abducted by a gold smuggling gang at the Thamarassery Churam, was brought back. Yasir, a native of Kundamangalam, Kozhikode, was kidnapped on Saturday midnight. Yasir was on his way to Wayanad from abroad when a gang attacked the Innova, in which he was travelling and abducted him, at the second curve of the Churam. Some lorry drivers who saw the incident soon informed the police. Following which, a probe by the Thamarassery police found that Yasir, a resident of Kundamangalam, was in the car.

Police said that it was suspicious that Yasir had left for Wayanad, without going home, after arriving at the airport. The police also received inputs that a gold smuggling gang was behind the incident. According to the police, the people who gave the gold had chased him to recover it. Yasir, who arrived home last day, was questioned by the Thamarassery police. However, Yasir said that they had abducted him by mistake and that he has no complaint. Currently, the police have not registered any case. Yasir will be questioned again, said the police.