Abducted Navy sailor killed in Maharashtra’s Palghar was financially troubled
Abducted Navy sailor killed in Maharashtra’s Palghar was financially troubled
A preliminary investigation into the bank accounts of the Indian Navy sailor, who was kidnapped and murdered by unidentified persons, indicate that he was financially troubled. The financial angle will be further investigated by Palghar police.
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UPDATED: February 8, 2021 14:18 IST
Navy sailor Suraj Kumar Dubey was abducted from Chennai on January 30 and set on fire by his kidnappers in Palghar district s Gholvad area.
A deceased Indian Navy sailor, who was burnt alive at a remote location in Maharashtra’s Palghar after being kidnapped from Chennai, was facing tremendous financial turmoil and was highly indebted. Suraj Kumar Dubey, the 27-year-old navy sailor, succumbed to his injuries a few days ago.
In a shocking incident, an Indian Navy sailor from Jharkhand, who was kidnapped in Chennai, was brought to Palghar where he was allegedly set afire for refusing to pay the ransom amount.
More than a week after he was allegedly abducted from Chennai for ransom, a leading seaman of
Indian Navy was burnt alive in a forest of
Palghar district, police said on Saturday.
Sailor Suraj Kumar Dubey, 26, who hailed from Ranchi, was posted at INS Agrani near
Coimbatore. He was returning to his unit after finishing his leave when he was abducted from outside Chennai airport, police said.
A press note of
Palghar police said, “Dube hailed from Ranchi and had reached Chennai on January 30 by a flight after finishing his leave. At around 9 pm, three men threatened him with a revolver and snatched his cellphone. He was put in a white SUV and his abductors demanded Rs 10 lakh as ransom. He was kept in Chennai for three days. On February 5, he was brought to Devji Vaijalpada near Gholwad in Palghar where he was set afire. Sub divisional police officer Dhanaji Nalawade is probing the case.”
26-year-old Navy sailor dies in Maharashtra after kidnappers set him on fire
Suraj Kumar Dubey was kidnapped from outside the Chennai airport on January 30 and brought to Maharashtra three days later. Updated Feb 07, 2021 · 01:19 pm A map showing the location of Palghar district in Maharashtra, where the sailor was set on fire.
A 26-year-old Navy sailor sustained grievous injuries after he was set on fire by his kidnappers in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, PTI reported on Saturday. Suraj Kumar Dubey later died at a Mumbai hospital.
Dubey, who belonged to Jharkhand, had been posted at the INS Agrani training institute near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. He was allegedly kidnapped by three men at gunpoint outside the Chennai airport on January 30 when he was returning from a vacation. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakh from Dubey. They also took away his phone.
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Maharashtra: Abducted Navy sailor burnt alive in Palghar forests, hunt on for kidnappers
In a shocking incident, a 26-year-old Navy sailor who had been abducted in Chennai on January 30 was set on fire by the kidnappers in jungles of Maharashtra s Palghar district and he died of injuries, the police said on Saturday. The deceased identified as Suraj Kumar Dubey, died while he was being shifted to hospital in Mumbai on Friday.
Dubey, who hailed from Ranchi, was posted at INS Agrani near Coimbatore, said Palghar district police spokesperson Sachin Navadkar. As per the preliminary information, when he was returning from vacation on January 30, three men abducted him at gun point outside Chennai Airport around 9 pm and demanded ransom of Rs 10 lakh.