Police have arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in abduction of Raj Kumar Shrestha, a Tulsipur-based businessman, in Dang.

According to SP Dhiraj Pratap Singh of the District Police Office, Dang, the suspects have been identified as Man Bahadur Bhandari, 35, of Ghimpe, the alleged mastermind of the incident, Tika Ram Gharti aka Nirmal, 40, of Shantinagar-2, currently residing at Tulsipur-6 and his daughter Puja.

Police said that Puja had called Shrestha, 53, the owner of Butwal Bastralaya, a clothes shop, in Tulsipur and other persons had abducted him.

A special team of Nepal Police arrested them from Nepal-India border.

Earlier, police had announced Rs 100,000 prize money for information leading to the whereabouts of kidnapped businessman Shrestha.

Shrestha was found dead at the Jhimpe Lek Bhajyang Jungle in Chatreshwori Rural Municipality-4 of Salyan 21 days after he went missing.

Police have already nabbed four persons for their alleged involvement in the abduction.

The arrestees have been identified as Man Bahadur Pun alias Ramesh, 40, of Ghorahi-4, Rugat Tahap Magar, 23, of Tulsipur-6, Abiral Mahatara aka Kamal, 25, of Tulsipur-12 and Jama Pun, 38, of Naya Bazaar, Ghorahi-14.