A leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) from Nanded district in Maharashtra was allegedly kidnapped by eight to nine persons and then released some time later, prompting police to register an FIR and begin probe, an official said on Saturday, reported the PTI.

Nanded Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Gaurav Kotgire was abducted from Bafna area, some 670 kilometres from Mumbai, on Friday night, the official said.