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.
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Navy man s murder: Maharashtra cops find bank trails, loan details
Ten police teams have been formed to probe the abduction and murder of a 26-year-old Navy personnel who was found with severe burn injuries in Palghar district and died while being shifted to a hospital in Mumbai, an official said on Sunday.
Navy sailor Suraj Kumar Dubey, hailing from Jharkhand, was abducted from Chennai on January 30, set on fire by his kidnappers in Palghar district s Gholvad area and died on Friday.
An official said bank and share transactions, loan details had been found as the probe progressed. Konkan Range Inspector General Sanjay Mohite told PTI on Sunday that the 10 teams formed were coordinating with their counterparts in Chennai and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, Ranchi in Jharkhand and Mumbai to crack the case.
When Surajkumar Dubey was returning from his vacation on January 30, three men abducted him at gun point outside Chennai Airport and demanded ransom of Rs 10 lakh.