On Monday, Sharafat Ali was allegedly abducted from Govandi by four men, who forced him into a car and took him to a commercial premises he owned, the officer said
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The police have arrested two of the four accused involved in allegedly abducting and threatening a businessman at gunpoint in Shivaji Nagar, a police officer said on Thursday.
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On Monday, Sharafat Ali was allegedly abducted from Govandi by four men, who forced him into a car and took him to a commercial premises he owned, the officer said.
The accused allegedly put a gun to the victim’s chest, and demanded Rs 2 lakh cash and Rs 40,000 per month as protection money, he said.
Ali managed to flee and lodged a complaint with the Shivaji Nagar police, following which the police apprehended two of the accused, while the hunt for two more is underway, the officer said.
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