THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Strict action against the police officers caught in the case of trying to kidnap a businessman in Thiruvananthapuram. The two officers accused in the case have been dismissed from service. Rural SP D Shilpa took action against Vineet and Kiran.

They came in police uniforms and tried to abduct the businessman after handcuffing him. Vineet and Kiran were under suspension in a financial fraud case. As the tiles shop run by the duo was running at a loss, they tried to kidnap the merchant Mujeeb for ransom money. Kiran's car was used for kidnapping. This car has also been taken into custody by Kattakkada police.

Last Saturday night, on the pretext of checking the vehicle, the accused who came in police uniform, stopped the car of Mujeeb, the owner of an electronic company. After stopping the car, the assailants entered Mujeeb's car and handcuffed him. However, when Mujeeb made noise, the accused escaped from the spot. Later, the police team reached the spot and released the handcuffs of Mujeeb.

Mujeeb had given a statement to the police that he was tried to be abducted by people wearing police uniforms. It was found that policeman Kiran's car was used by the accused on the basis of CCTV footage. However, Kiran informed that it was Vineet who was using his vehicle. Vineet and his friend Arun were caught soon after. The police recovered the police uniform and handcuffs used by them for the fraud.