A kidnapped Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority official was rescued early on Wednesday and three of his alleged abductors shot dead in an encounter with police.

Shankar Dutt, the personal security officer of Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority CEO, was kidnapped around 5:30 pm last evening when he was returning home from office, police said. Kidnappers then called his family members in Delhi and demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakhs.