Mohali, April 21 -- Police have arrested two men for allegedly kidnapping three persons from a paying guest accommodation in Gharuan and forcing their families to transfer Rs.1.83 lakh, officials said.

The incident took place on April 17, when the complainant Ritik Kumar, a resident of Lucknow, alleged that four men abducted him and his friends, Ayush Tiwari and Monu Singh, from a PG accommodation in Gharuan under Sadar Kharar police station limits. The accused allegedly took them in a car to a flat in Mustang City, Kharar, where they confined them.

DSP Kharar Ishan Singla said the accused threatened the victims and forced their families to transfer money through multiple online transactions. A total of Rs.1,83,000 was transferred durin...