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| A British couple who were kidnapped in India have been rescued by police. | A British couple who were kidnapped in India have been rescued by police. |
| The pair were abducted on 29 May in Chennai and apparently held for a £300,000 ransom. The unnamed couple, from London, were safe and well, a Scotland Yard spokesman said. | The pair were abducted on 29 May in Chennai and apparently held for a £300,000 ransom. The unnamed couple, from London, were safe and well, a Scotland Yard spokesman said. |
| The Metropolitan police launched an investigation with counterparts in Chennai after receiving a report that the couple, reportedly of Sri Lankan origin, had been kidnapped. | The Metropolitan police launched an investigation with counterparts in Chennai after receiving a report that the couple, reportedly of Sri Lankan origin, had been kidnapped. |
| On Monday night, Scotland Yard said: "The Metropolitan Police Service has been working with Indian authorities to secure the release of two British nationals kidnapped in Chennai since 29 May. The investigation was led by the Chennai police with the MPS offering support to the family in London. | On Monday night, Scotland Yard said: "The Metropolitan Police Service has been working with Indian authorities to secure the release of two British nationals kidnapped in Chennai since 29 May. The investigation was led by the Chennai police with the MPS offering support to the family in London. |
| "The couple have now been rescued and are safe and well. This remains an ongoing investigation in both countries and therefore no further details are available at this time." | "The couple have now been rescued and are safe and well. This remains an ongoing investigation in both countries and therefore no further details are available at this time." |
| The Bangalore-based Deccan Herald reported that the couple's daughter, who also lives in London, sparked the police investigation after receiving a telephone ransom demand for £300,000. | The Bangalore-based Deccan Herald reported that the couple's daughter, who also lives in London, sparked the police investigation after receiving a telephone ransom demand for £300,000. |
| The victims had reportedly flown to Colombo in Sri Lanka for a wedding, before flying to India for a nine-day temple tour. They were lured into what they thought was a taxi, it was reported, which they believed had been sent by their hotel to collect them. The pair were rescued from a car in Mandarakuppam village, 122 miles (180km) from Chennai, on Sunday night. | The victims had reportedly flown to Colombo in Sri Lanka for a wedding, before flying to India for a nine-day temple tour. They were lured into what they thought was a taxi, it was reported, which they believed had been sent by their hotel to collect them. The pair were rescued from a car in Mandarakuppam village, 122 miles (180km) from Chennai, on Sunday night. |
| A Chennai police commissioner said a gang operated from London and India to orchestrate the abduction. Several suspects are believed to have been arrested. | A Chennai police commissioner said a gang operated from London and India to orchestrate the abduction. Several suspects are believed to have been arrested. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the abduction of two British nationals. They are now safe and well. We are offering consular assistance to the victims and their families. This incident remains a matter for the local police." | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the abduction of two British nationals. They are now safe and well. We are offering consular assistance to the victims and their families. This incident remains a matter for the local police." |
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