A steel trader was kidnapped at gunpoint and held captive in his car for over six hours from BHEL ground, miscreants roamed in the city with the trader and later released demanding Rs 45 lakh; police raised suspicion as the trader failed to raise alert in front of police deployed on road.
Two miscreants kidnapped the businessman from his car by carrying revolvers in broad daylight. Threatening to shoot him, the accused took him to Misrod area and demanded Rs 45 lakh from him.
However, he was later released. After this, trader reached Govindpura police station and lodged a complaint. The police have registered a case of rudeness, blackmailing the complaint.
Police say that the businessman himself was driving the car when the incident took place. In this case, there will be no case of kidnapping. Two suspects riding a bike have been seen in CCTV.
In his complaint Ankur stated deals in steel sheets in Govindpura Industrial Area. On Tuesday morning at around 10.30 am, he left the house for the warehouse in his car and stopped at a paan shop in front of the number 8 gate and when he returned to the car two persons came and entered the car wearing black masks and color glasses.
The miscreant took the gun and at gunpoint asked to take the car towards Dussehra ground and threatened to shoot if he did not listen.Later demanded Rs 45 lakh failing to which he would be killed.
After this the miscreants said – we know that you have a mother and a five-year-old daughter at your house. A man of mine is standing near your house too. After this he started saying that get money from someone else. I said that there is no one who will be able to bring money. Ask for money from a relative or office person. The miscreants started saying that after driving the car, from the cut point of the road in front of Carmel School, from Anna Nagar intersection to Kasturba Hospital, took them to Hoshangabad Road. On the way, they were saying to think whom to call. Otherwise, you will have to pay Rs 45 to 60 lakh there. They took me 11 miles. On the way, cousin Amit Garg got a phone call.
Additional DCP Rajesh Singh Bhadauria said that two suspects have been recorded in the CCTV footage around the incident site. He had reached near the businessman's car by bike. Police are looking for both the suspects. Rajesh Singh said that the businessman's wife lives separately in Nagpur. Both the miscreants had information about the businessman's family. The accused could be someone close. The police are involved in the investigation of the matter.
Police appeared, but the car did not stop.
Additional DCP claimed that when the miscreants were taking the businessman by car, he saw police personnel at many places on the way, but the businessman did not stop the car. If he would have stopped the car and told the police, the miscreants would have been caught on the spot. On this the businessman said that he was scared, so he kept on driving the car only at the instructions of the miscreants.