A gangster, Yogesh alias Babu Kisan Bhame of Donje colony adjacent Sinhagad Fort, precocious demanded a ransom of Rs 2 crores oregon a Jaguar SUV from Polekar and his lad Prashant. However, Polekar refused to springiness into the demand. (Express Archives)
A 70-year-old businessman was kidnapped and murdered by section gangsters aft helium and his lad refused to springiness them a ransom of Rs 2 crores, said police.
The deceased has been identified arsenic Vitthal Sakharam Polekar, a nonmigratory of Polekar Wadi adjacent Sinhagad Fort.
Police said Vitthal Polekar was a authorities contractor. A gangster, Yogesh alias Babu Kisan Bhame of Donje colony adjacent Sinhagad Fort, precocious demanded a ransom of Rs 2 crores oregon a Jaguar SUV from Polekar and his lad Prashant. However, Polekar refused to springiness into the demand.
According to police, erstwhile Polekar was retired for a greeting locomotion connected November 14, helium was allegedly kidnapped by Bhame and his aides from the “B B Boys” gang.
Vitthal’s girl Sonali had past lodged a ailment of kidnapping astatine the Haveli constabulary presumption of Pune agrarian police. In the complaint, Polekar’s household raised suspicions astir Bhame’s engagement successful the kidnapping.
Police launched a hunt for Polekar and Bhame. During investigation, constabulary nabbed 3 suspects, 1 from Pune and 2 from Jabalpur successful Madhya Pradesh.
Following their interrogation, constabulary recovered pieces of a dormant body, suspected to beryllium of Vitthal Polekar, from the Khadakwasla dam backwater astatine Osade colony connected Saturday morning. Police sent the pieces for DNA trial and hunt is connected for 1 much accused wanted successful the crime.
Superintendent of Pune agrarian constabulary Pankaj Deshmukh said they are adding execution charges to the FIR.
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