Four participants of a gang have actually been detained for kidnapping star Mushtaq Mohammad Khan from the Delhi flight terminal, holding him captive in Bijnor area of Uttar Pradesh and requiring ransom money, authorities claimed.
According to authorities, the scalawags were likewise outlining to snatch proficient star Shakti Kapoor on the pretense of welcoming him to an occasion.
Bijnor Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Jha shared the information on Saturday, stating that Mushtaq Khan’s occasion supervisor, Shivam Yadav, had actually submitted a grievance on December 9.
According to the grievance, Lavi pen names Rahul Saini carried October 15 sent out an advancement repayment of Rs 25,000 and an air ticket to welcome Khan to an occasion inMeerut Upon getting to the Delhi flight terminal on November 20, Mushtaq was obtained by a taxi driver that took him to a well-known ‘shikanji’ store in between Meerut and Delhi.
There, Khan was pushed into one more automobile, where even more people joined him. The star was after that endangered and notified that he had actually been abducted and was being cooped at the home of Lavi, a criminal associated with the instance, authorities claimed.
“During his captivity, the kidnappers took Mushtaq Khan’s bank account details and password. On the night of November 20, the accused consumed alcohol and slept. The following morning, Mushtaq Khan managed to escape and reached a mosque in Mohalla Chahshiri, where locals contacted his family and helped him return home.
“On November 21, the abductors took out Rs 2.2 lakh from Mushtaq Khan’s savings account while buying in Meerut and Muzaffarnagar,” the officer said.
The arrested gang members have been identified as Sarthak Chaudhary, Sabiuddin, Azim, and Shashank. Police have also recovered Rs 1.04 lakh from their possession.
Police revealed that the gang was involved in abducting film stars by sending advance payments and air tickets under the guise of event invitations.
The investigation has also revealed that actor Shakti Kapoor was offered Rs 5 lakh to attend a similar event, but the deal fell through due to a high advance request.
Police are now investigating whether the gang was involved in the kidnapping of other film stars.
Efforts are on to track down the remaining members of the gang, including Lavi.
Meanwhile, in a related development, Arjun, one of the kidnappers involved in comedian Sunil Pal’s abduction, was shot and injured during an encounter with police in Meerut on Sunday.
Arjun, who was arrested on Saturday, attempted to escape while being escorted for a medical checkup at Lalkurti police station by snatching the pistol of a sub-inspector, the Meerut police said.
Arjun, while trying to flee, opened fire indiscriminately at the police team. The police team retaliated, and Arjun was shot and injured in the exchange of fire.
Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vipin Tada said that police had recovered from Arjun an SUV, a Scorpio, used in Sunil Pal’s kidnapping last month, along with Rs 2.25 lakh cash and a mobile phone used in the crime.
“Arjun was promptly required to the medical facility in a damaged problem. Police are currently looking for his partners, as they think the gang associated with the kidnapping is based inBijnor Authorities have actually likewise spoken to the sufferer for more declarations and are proceeding their examination right into the instance,” the SSP said.
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