Kidnapped builder rescued from Ratnagiri

Surat: Police rescued a leading construction contractor Jitu Patel from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on Monday and nabbed seven kidnappers of Bihar’s infamous Chandan Sonar gang.
The gang had kidnapped Patel from Umargam on March 22 and demanded Rs 30 crore ransom over the phone. He was rescued in a joint operation by Valsad police, ATS Gujarat, Surat city police and crime branch of Mira Bhayandar in Maharashtra.
Police detained Pappu Chaudhary, Dipak alias Arvind Yadav, Ajmal Hussain Ansari, Ayaz, Mobin alias Taklya, Ishak Munzavar and Jitenesh Kumar alias Bablu Kumar Yadav. Of them, two were nabbed from Mumbai while others were detained from Ratnagiri in whose custody Patel was kept. Police recovered an SUV Toyota Fortuner and Honda City car in which they had kidnapped Patel.
Police are yet to arrest Sonar, who is currently lodged in a jail in West Bengal. Sonar had planned the kidnapping but caught by West Bengal police two weeks
The accused had done a recce of Patel’s movement for over one-and-a-half-month.
“Patel was rescued from a bungalow in Ratnagiri. They wanted to keep him at place far from Valsad so that they get enough time to collect ransom,” said Rajkumar Pandian, ADGP, Surat range.
Patel is originally from Mehsana but settled in Umargam. His wife and children live in Pune while he lives with his parents in Umargam due to business.
Patel was returning home after hanging out with his friends in Umargam on March 22 evening when the gang members crashed one of their cars with his. After he stopped his car, they kidnapped him and his SUV near Sanjan.