Overview
- The Dindoshi police registered an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 308(4), 308(5), 308(6) and 3(5) after rescuing the missing victim.
- Investigators say the 39-year-old paid about ₹80 lakh in cash and ₹19 lakh via online transfers, raising funds through loans and by encumbering his gas agency.
- Callers allegedly posed as the Mumbai Police Commissioner and Joint Commissioner, threatened false murder charges, encounter killing and harm to family, and used a senior citizen to collect cash at public spots.
- The victim left home on December 15 after fresh demands and was traced at Dahanu railway station, where police intervened as he contemplated suicide.
- One suspect has been arrested, with police analyzing call records and money trails and stating no evidence so far points to involvement of actual police officers.