Pune, 15 Apr (HS): Five persons were arrested for

abducting a civil contractor engaged in Metro Rail Work in Pune. The main

accused runs a stone crushing unit and abducted the contractor for a ransom of

Rs 50 lakh.

The accused have been identified as Sagar Dattatray

Zurunge (39), Vijay Suresh Walunj (38), Raju Vijaykumar Sahane (32), Rupesh

Shivaji Gawde (38), all residents of Lonikand on Pune-Ahilyanagar road, and Prakash

Balasaheb Raut (34) of Tulapur in Haveli Tehsil.

The contractor, a native of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh

was living in Gahunje area of Pune. He had purchases gravel from Zurunge. In

the name of showing the stone crushing unit Zurunge took the contractor in a

car and demanded ransom of Rs 50 lakh and threatened him of life if the money

is not paid.

The Metro contractor lodged a complaint with Kharadi

Police station. Police arrested the five accused and are investigating further.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar