A 33-year-old man allegedly hacked a woman technician of the MSEDCL to death over a dispute about electricity bill in Pune district on Wednesday, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the crime branch sleuths launched a search in the Paud area for the accused Wadkar, who was wanted in an armed robbery case lodged at the Sinhagad police station.
Police said the message, typed in Hindi, read, "Allah Hafiz Sude family. Stop searching for Bhagyashree. We have kidnapped her. We have sent her to a foreign country.."
The victim was asked to create a profile on a phone based platform and was added to a WhatsApp group where admins and other members were discussing share trading tips and high profits.