Two persons have been kidnapped while on their way to Salyan from Dang district on Friday night.

Police said an unidentified armed group kidnapped Raj Kumar Shrestha of Tulsipur and Rana Bahadur Gharti of Ghorahi from their vehicles on Friday night.  Shrestha is the owner of Butwal Cloth Store in Tulsipur.

Police said Gharti's vehicle was travelling ahead of Shrestha's vehicle when kidnappers threw stones to stop it. The kidnappers had intended to stop Shrestha's vehicle but mistook it for Shrestha's, police informed. When Gharti identified the kidnappers, they forced him into Shrestha's vehicle and drove away, police said.

District police chief SP Dhiraj Pratap Singh informed Shrestha's vehicle (Ba 12 Cha 1071) was found at Sheetal Bazaar in Salyan district. Gharti was travelling in an Indian registered vehicle when he was kidnapped, said SP Singh.

The investigation into the case is underway, SP Singh informed.