9 9 9 , ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁and ▁later ▁found ▁alive ▁in ▁A cap ul co , ▁Mexico . ▁Raj k umar ▁( born ▁Sing an all uru ▁P utt as w am ay ya ▁M uth ur aju ) ▁an ▁actor ▁and ▁singer ▁in ▁K ann ada ▁film ▁industry , ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁from ▁the ▁actor ' s ▁house ▁at ▁G aj an ur ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁son - in - law ▁G ov ind ar aju ▁and ▁two ▁others . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁un har med ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁after ▁ 1 0 8 ▁days ▁of ▁capt ivity . ▁Fran ço ise ▁Cla ust re : ▁French ▁arch ae ologist ▁who ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁in ▁Ch ad ▁by ▁guer illas ▁led ▁by ▁H iss ène ▁Hab ré . ▁Her ▁husband , ▁Pierre , ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁foreign ▁aid ▁mission ▁in ▁Ch ad ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁taken ▁host age ▁when ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁secure ▁her ▁release . ▁Baron ▁Éd ou ard - Jean ▁Emp ain : ▁Indust rial ist ▁who ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁for ▁r ans om . ▁His ▁capt ors ▁cut ▁off ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁fingers ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁bring ▁proof ▁that ▁they ▁held ▁him . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁released . ▁John ▁Paul ▁Get ty ▁III , ▁kid n apped ▁in ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7