Bhopal, May 4 -- Six people, including the conspirator, were arrested for allegedly kidnapping and robbing a director of a Delhi-based coaching academy, in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal on Sunday, police said. Commissioner of police, Bhopal, Sanjay Kumar, said the prime accused, Priyank Sharma-a franchise owner of the academy-was apprehended on Sunday from the ICU of AIIMS Bhopal, where he was admitted to evade arrest. He said that Sharma had lured Shubhra Ranjan, the director of the academy, to Bhopal under the pretext of opening a second branch and conducting a site inspection. Apart from Sharma, police identified the other arrested accused as Rohit Malviya, Deepak Bhagat, Vikas alias Vicky Dahiya, Kunal Yadav and Pankaj Ahirwar. According to the preliminary probe, Sharma was operating the coaching centre in MP Nagar which was running at a loss for a year. "Financial losses led to escalating disputes between the two individuals, and this very conflict eventually spiraled into a major criminal incident," Kumar said. The accused is a son of a retired BHEL official and a former student of the victim's institute, police said. On Wednesday, Sharma picked Ranjan up from a hotel and took her to a flat in Bagsewaniya, where she was held hostage. "He threatened her with a pistol and forced her to transfer about Rs.1.89 crore online. She was released later that night after the money was received," the senior police officer said. Police said, "Sharma had hired eight people for the abduction. Five accomplices have been arrested, while three remain absconding." The case was registered three days ago. After Ranjan approached police on Thursday, her bank account was frozen as part of efforts to retrieve the money, it said. Following the crime, the mastermind, Priyank Sharma, was preparing to flee abroad but was apprehended on Sunday at AIIMS Bhopal. Shubhra Ranjan is a director of a coaching institute that prepares candidates for competitive recruitment exams, including UPSC-CSE....