Manila, April 16 -- Four suspected kidnappers, including two dismissed police officers, were killed in a rescue operation involving a 78-year-old businessman in Paranaque City on Wednesday night.

The victim was safely rescued following an operation led by the Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG).

In a press briefing on Thursday, PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuano said the victim was abducted on Tuesday afternoon.

The victim, an Indian national who had been naturalized as a Filipino citizen, was last seen heading home to Makati City before being abducted.

"[T]he suspects called the victim's daughter-in-law using her own cellphone where they informed the daughter-in-law that her father-in-law was the victim ...