Chinese woman held for abducting Indian trader

Police freed Qureshi,a purchaser working for an Indian businessman named Faisal from his illegal detention on May 23,the report said.

He was reportedly picked from a restaurant on May 19.

Qureshi was in good health,and left the public security department after being questioned by police,the report said.

The report said Faisal,who lives in Mumbai,owed a considerable amount of money to her. In late 2009,Faisal had hired Wang and one of her classmates to purchase goods in Yiwu,the worlds largest wholesale market for small consumer goods,and never paid for them later. After Wangs attempts to contact Faisal via e-mail and phone went unanswered,she learnt that Qureshi had been sent to Yiwu by Faisal on March 9.

She went to him for help in obtaining her money,but received no response,and following this,she and her aide abducted the Indian and called her boss asking for money,the report said.

As of August 2011,Faisal had defaulted on service fees of 50,000 yuan USD 7,900 and payments for goods valued at 400,000 yuan about USD 64000,the report said.

Qureshi,also hailing from Mumbai,was found after Indian officials lodged a complaint to Chinese Foreign Ministry about his disappearance following pleas from his mother,who called the Indian Consulate and sought its assistance to trace him.

According to an Indian official,Qureshi was maltreated during the kidnapping.

Qureshi was the third Indian to have been held in illegal custody in Yiwu since early this year.