The owner of more than 40 flats was kidnapped by his tenant along with his accomplices and a ransom of Rs. 1 crore was demanded. The kidnapper took the victim by plane, train, car and then by boat to an island in the river Ganga. But the police did not give up and crossed the swamps and reached the kidnapper.

New Delhi: A kidnapping case in which the kidnapper kidnapped a man and took him to Kolkata by plane. After this, he went to Malda by train and then to Jharkhand by car. Finally, the kidnapper took this man to an island in the Ganges River by boat and demanded a ransom of Rs 1 crore from his family. You may be surprised to hear this, but this was such a kidnapping case in which the police also reached the spot crossing many swamps to catch the criminals.

The date was 18 October 2024, when a man living in the Pimpri Chinchwad area of ​​Maharashtra was kidnapped. This man had about 40 small flats, which he used to earn money by renting out mostly to migrant laborers. That day his son received a call and was told that his father had been kidnapped. A ransom of Rs 1 crore was demanded in exchange for releasing the man.

Karim had come to live on rent

The kidnapper also threatened that if you want to get your father back alive, then do not inform the police. However, on hearing about the kidnapping of his father, the son panicked and immediately reached the police station and lodged a complaint with the police. According to the Indian Express report, the police registered the complaint and formed a joint team of the Industrial Grievance Cell along with the Anti-Extortion Cell and started searching for the criminals.

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Through initial investigation and technical clues, the police found out that a man named Rezaul Karim was involved in this kidnapping. Karim, who lives in Malda district of West Bengal, used to sell coconut water. Some time ago, he came to Pimpri Chinchwad and rented a flat from the victim. In a short time, he became friendly with the landlord and won his confidence.

Hijacking from planes, train, cars and boat

On October 17, Karim convinced the landlord to come with him on some pretext and brought him to Kolkata by plane. After this, on the pretext of showing the Ganga river, Karim took the landlord to Malda by train. Here he met some more of his companions and Karim told the landlord that those people had kidnapped him.

From here, these people took the landlord in their car and reached Jharkhand and then came to an island in the Ganges river located in the Rajmahal area by boat. Karim chose this place because his wife was from this area. Karim also met some other companions on the island and after this, these people called the landlord's son and demanded a ransom of Rs 1 crore.

Police raided while crossing the swamps.

Meanwhile, while connecting the dots and searching for clues, the police came to know about the place where the kidnappers had hidden the house owner. Pimpri Chinchwad police immediately contacted the unit commander of Rajmahal police and an operation was planned. On the other hand, Karim was continuously calling the victim's son and demanding money. However, till now he had not told the place where the ransom money was to be delivered.

The police were also continuously trying to trace the number from which the kidnappers were demanding ransom. In the early hours of October 19, a joint operation was started with the senior officers of Pimpri Chinchwad and Rajmahal district police. The team traveled by boat, crossed many swamps, and also had to walk a long distance. At around 5 am, the police raided the island.

Police operation finally completed

The police operation was successful and the house owner was rescued safely. Two people were also arrested on the spot. However, the main accused Karim and his two companions managed to escape taking advantage of the darkness. After this, another of his associates Sajid Karim Bablu Sheikh was arrested from Thane. Sajid was the person who was to be sent to collect the ransom money.

Later, the police found out during the investigation that Rezaul Karim is an accused in a murder case in Malda district since 2013. His trial is currently pending and he was out on bail. The police admitted that as per a well-planned plan, Karim first developed a relationship with his landlord and then kidnapped him for money. At present, the police are searching for him.

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