Navi Mumbai: Man arrested for holding doctor prisoner and extorting Rs 30 lakh

A case has been registered against a man for allegedly imprisoning a doctor from Nagpur in a hotel in Navi Mumbai and extorting Rs 30 lakh from the latter’s father, a police official said on Thursday.

According to police, the accused Rakesh Pusadkar had lured Dr Himanshu Raut into investing Rs 28 lakh in the jewelery and electronics industry since April last year but did not give the latter the promised returns.

“Psadkar managed to take Raut to a hotel in Nero and then captured him. He extorted Rs 30 lakh from the doctor’s father. He also threatened to circulate objectionable pictures of the victim on social media ,”He said.

Nirul police station officials said Psadkar has been accused of wrongful confinement, robbery, cheating, extortion and other crimes based on a doctor’s complaint but has not been arrested.

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