During the probe, police also found the gang was allegedly responsible for the murder of Panvel resident Ashok Gharat, from whom they had demanded a ransom of ₹ 25 lakh.
A history-sheeter with at least 7 major crimes against his name, including murders, abduction and extortion, and against whom the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) was invoked earlier, has been arrested by Mumbai police.
A probe into his activities began after the burnt body of one Sachin Garej (32) was found some days after he went missing on September 14, 2019 from Nerul police station limits, Navi Mumbai police commissioner Bipin Kumar Singh told reporters