A ward member who was allegedly abducted by some unidentified miscreants from the Injharapur area in Jajpur district last week returned home safely, police said Thursday.

Dhaneswar Sethy, a ward member of Ranapur gram panchayat, went missing near Binjharpur bazar while returning home October 1.

His family members started a frantic search to trace him, but were unsuccessful. Later, they filed a complaint with the police that some unidentified miscreants kidnapped him to prevent him from voting in the no-confidence motion against the local sarpanch, which was scheduled October 8.

The Block Development Officer (BDO) of Binjharpur postponed the no-confidence vote following the abduction of Sethi, an official said.

Sethi’s disappearance a few days before the scheduled notrust vote had trigg

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