MUMBAI: The Vakola police have arrested three people for allegedly kidnapping a 60-year-old businessman from Gujarat and his affiliate for ransom and protecting them confined in a room in Goregaon for 4 days. The accused had allegedly known as up the son of the businessman, demanding a ransom of ₹68 lakh which was later introduced all the way down to ₹25 lakh. The son, a Santacruz resident, then reported the matter to the Vakola police who rescued the kidnapped males.
3 arrested for kidnapping Gujarat bizman for ₹68L ransom
The garment businessman, Keshav Chaudhary, had arrived in Mumbai from Gujarat on February 21 together with his affiliate, Arun Kumar Charang, 30. Whereas they had been on their option to Kandivali for enterprise functions, Keshav acquired a name from a sure Soni, who recognized himself as a gold seller and mentioned that he may give him gold at cheaper charges than the market. He met the victims in Kandivali and introduced them to the Ram Mandir space in Goregaon the place he confined them in a room.
In the meantime, Keshav’s son, Mahesh Chaudhary, 42, who can be the complainant within the case, was making an attempt his father’s quantity nevertheless it was switched off. On February 24, he lastly acquired a name from his father’s quantity, who spoke to him and advised him that he had been kidnapped for ransom. The accused then took the telephone and advised the complainant that his father had taken ₹68 lakh from him which he had not returned, and he can be killed if the quantity was not paid instantly.
An hour later, Mahesh acquired a message from an unknown cell quantity, instructing him at hand over the money to an Angadia agent in Malad. When Mahesh known as again on the quantity, the accused began abusing him and advised him to instantly pay ₹25 lakh to the agent. He additionally warned that failure to take action would end in grave penalties.
Mahesh then approached the Vakola police station the place a kidnapping case was registered, mentioned deputy commissioner of police Manish Kalvania of Zone 8. Six groups had been shaped to probe the matter and primarily based on technical proof, the primary accused, Soni, was traced to Kandivali and arrested. Throughout his interrogation, he revealed the situation the place the businessman and his affiliate had been confined, Kalvania mentioned. The victims had been rescued from a flat in Goregaon and two of Soni’s accomplices had been arrested, mentioned the police officer
The arrested accused had been recognized as Radheshyam Soni, 30, Satish Yadav, 33, and Dharmendra Ravidas, 40, all residents of western suburbs. The police mentioned that Soni, who was conscious of the 60-year-old’s enterprise and his dealings with folks within the Kandivali space, was the one who hatched the plan to kidnap him for ransom. Soni is a salesman who sells ayurvedic merchandise, Yadav is an insurance coverage agent, and Ravidas is a safety guard, knowledgeable the police.