5 arrested for kidnapping Pune Railway Metro contractor kidnapped for ransom of Rs 50 lakh

Police said the other four accused, all Zurange’s aides, came here in another car. They thrashed the businessman and then he was taken to different places in Lonikand, Shikrapur, Sanaswadi and Ranjangaon. Meanwhile, the accused called the businessman’s father and demanded Rs 50 lakh for his release. Father informed the police about the incident.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) Nikhil Pingle, Deputy Commissioner of Police (zone 7) Somay Munde, senior police inspector Sanjay Chavan of Kharadi police station reached the crime scene for investigation.

Soon, teams led by assistant police inspector Ravindra Godse and sub inspector Rahul Kolpe were dispatched to search for the accused and rescue the kidnapped businessman.

Cops checked several videos captured by CCTV cameras near the crime scene and other locations to get clues about the accused. Around 5 pm, the police teams intercepted the accused at Perne on the Pune – Ahilyanagar highway and rescued the businessman.

“We rescued the complainant within five hours on April 14. A court remanded the five accused to police custody for three days for further investigation. We recovered two Fortuners and a Scorpio car and a cell phone from their possession. None of the accused have a previous criminal record. The accused Zurange is into the business of stone crushing. There have been some financial transactions between Zurange and the complainant in the past. Further probe is on,” said assistant police inspector Ravindra Godse, the investigation officer of this case.