The Pune metropolis police arrested 5 individuals this week for allegedly abducting a 26-year-old share trading coach from Pune’s Bavdhan and stealing cryptocurrency worth Rs 16 lakh from him at knifepoint final month, officers mentioned on Thursday.
The police recognized the accused as Mayur Kailas Amodkar, 25, Manish Rajendra Bhonde, 24, Bhushan Gokul Koli, 27, Jitendra Pradip Wagh, 33, and Chandrakant Ramesh Deshmukh, 34, all residents of Jalgaon.
In accordance with the police, on July 22, the accused approached the coach looking for details about his stock market course. They then allegedly requested him to accompany them, saying they wished steerage to spend money on shares and took him in a automotive from Balewadi to Shikrapur.
Threatening to kill him with a knife, the accused allegedly snatched the person’s cell phone and forcibly transferred his USDT cryptocurrency estimated at Rs 16,02,510 to his USDT ‘deposit handle’ utilizing a cellular app. The accused then launched the share trading coach at round 6 pm, three hours after they kidnapped him, the police mentioned.
The sufferer then lodged a First Information Report (FIR) at the Chaturshringi police station.
Following an investigation, a group led by Pranil Chougule, Sub-Inspector, initially arrested Amodkar and Bhonde from Jalgaon. Three different accused had been arrested later for his or her alleged involvement within the crime.
The police mentioned the stolen cryptocurrency worth Rs 7.94 lakh has been recovered. The automotive and knife utilized by the accused for allegedly committing the offence have additionally been seized, a press launch issued by Mahesh Bolkotgi, Senior Police Inspector, mentioned on Thursday. “The accused have been arrested this week and are at present below magisterial custody as per the orders of a courtroom,” Bolkotgi mentioned.
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