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Two arrested for threatening with Rs 30-lakh ransom calls, kidnapping nursing home staff
Two arrested for threatening with Rs 30-lakh ransom calls, kidnapping nursing home staff
ByGunwanti ParasteGunwanti Paraste / Updated: Apr 17, 2021, 20:30 IST
crime branch
Five unidentified persons have impersonated as
crime branch policemen to demand ransom of Rs 30 lakh from a person working in a
nursing home on Satara Road. They also forced the man, Mandar Mandke, to hand over cash of Rs 75,500 from his account at an
ATM. A case regarding this has been registered at
Bibwewadi police station.
An officer from Bibwewadi police station said that Mandke (24) had lodged the complaint based on which two accused have been arrested, including a woman. The woman runs a beauty parlour. Both the accused together were threatening the complainant and also demanding money. The case is being investigated by assistant police inspector (API)