Finance
Mumbai: A case has been registered against Raj Surve, son of Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve, for kidnapping and assaulting a businessman, police said.
The alleged victim, a 36-year-old CEO of a Mumbai-based music company, reportedly faced a kidnapping incident in his office. The police subsequently engaged in a pursuit and successfully rescued him.
The police have named Surve, Manoj Mishra, owner of Adi Shakti Private Limited music company, and at least 10 others in the FIR.
The FIR states that the perpetrators kidnapped the victim businessman, transported him to the MLA’s office, and coerced him into signing documents at gunpoint. Upon receiving information about the incident, the local police intervened and successfully rescued the man. Subsequently, they filed a case under the Kidnapping and Arms Act.
The police said that unidentified persons entered the CEO’s office located in Chintamani Classique complex in suburban Goregaon in Mumbai and took him away after threatening him with the names of a political leader and a person with whom he had a financial dispute.
CCTV footage shows a group of 10-15 people forcibly entering an office, assaulting the staff, and forcibly taking away one person. The kidnappers then left in two cars with the victim. An office staffer immediately called the police control room and reported the incident.
The police immediately swung into action and after a chase, managed to track down the vehicle in Dahisar (East) in north Mumbai.
The case revolves around a loan of ₹8 crore extended to the proprietor of a YouTube channel, Adishakti Films. The understanding was that the funds would fuel content creation. However, the owner stands accused of withholding repayment, seizing upon the incident as a pretext to annul the agreement.
