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No evidence has been presented linking either case to the rising political tensions over deadlocked diplomatic efforts to end the crisis set off by the June 28 ouster of President Manuel Zelaya.
But Jalil's wife, who witnessed her husband's kidnapping Tuesday morning, publicly blamed Zelaya, calling on him to "stop generating chaos" and to "order" her husband's release.
Security Ministry spokesman Orlin Cerrato said Jalil was intercepted Tuesday morning as he left his home with his wife, Gloria Mejia de Jalil.
"Two subjects on motorcycle accosted (Alfredo Jalil) and his wife, but they let her go and they took him," said Cerrato, adding that there was no known motive for the abduction.
In Washington, meanwhile, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that she is sending three senior US officials to Honduras on Wednesday, taking a leading role for the first time in diplomatic attempts to settle the crisis.
The US delegation was to be led by Thomas Shannon, the assistant secretary of State for Latin American affairs.
State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said "the clock was ticking" for a deal to be reached restoring Zelaya to power ahead of November 29 elections.
Kelly said diplomatic efforts by the Organization of American States continued to have US support, but the need for a deal paving the way for a "open and transparent" election was "getting quite urgent."
Zelaya supporter Juan Barahona, head of a leading anti-coup group, threatened to boycott the November election and "fight in the streets" if Zelaya is not restored to power.
A poll by the firm Cid-Gallup published in the daily La Prensa said that 75 percent of Hondurans believe the November election would resolve the crisis, while 73 percent said that things would get worse without an election.
Meanwhile, violence has been edging up.
On Sunday, police found the remains of Enzo Micheletti, a nephew of the acting president, near Choloma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of the capital along with those of another youth.
The 25-year-old, who was the son of the de facto leader's brother, had vanished on Friday.
Unidentified attackers overnight Sunday in Tegucigalpa also shot and killed army Colonel Concepcion Jimenez, officials said.
Jimenez, who managed a company that supplies uniforms to the Honduran army, died in hospital after he was gunned down outside his home, Cerrato said.
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But Jalil's wife, who witnessed her husband's kidnapping Tuesday morning, publicly blamed Zelaya, calling on him to "stop generating chaos" and to "order" her husband's release.
Security Ministry spokesman Orlin Cerrato said Jalil was intercepted Tuesday morning as he left his home with his wife, Gloria Mejia de Jalil.
"Two subjects on motorcycle accosted (Alfredo Jalil) and his wife, but they let her go and they took him," said Cerrato, adding that there was no known motive for the abduction.
In Washington, meanwhile, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that she is sending three senior US officials to Honduras on Wednesday, taking a leading role for the first time in diplomatic attempts to settle the crisis.
The US delegation was to be led by Thomas Shannon, the assistant secretary of State for Latin American affairs.
State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said "the clock was ticking" for a deal to be reached restoring Zelaya to power ahead of November 29 elections.
Kelly said diplomatic efforts by the Organization of American States continued to have US support, but the need for a deal paving the way for a "open and transparent" election was "getting quite urgent."
Zelaya supporter Juan Barahona, head of a leading anti-coup group, threatened to boycott the November election and "fight in the streets" if Zelaya is not restored to power.
A poll by the firm Cid-Gallup published in the daily La Prensa said that 75 percent of Hondurans believe the November election would resolve the crisis, while 73 percent said that things would get worse without an election.
Meanwhile, violence has been edging up.
On Sunday, police found the remains of Enzo Micheletti, a nephew of the acting president, near Choloma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of the capital along with those of another youth.
The 25-year-old, who was the son of the de facto leader's brother, had vanished on Friday.
Unidentified attackers overnight Sunday in Tegucigalpa also shot and killed army Colonel Concepcion Jimenez, officials said.
Jimenez, who managed a company that supplies uniforms to the Honduran army, died in hospital after he was gunned down outside his home, Cerrato said.
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