AHMEDABAD: A builder from the Makarba area of the city who has an office in Ranip, on Wednesday filed a complaint against ten persons, who allegedly abducted him on December 24 over a financial dispute and released him after he paid Rs 80 lakh.
Keval Mehta, 52, who was earlier charged with cheating in seven cases filed on the high court’s directions, in his FIR with Sarkhej police said that he was confined to a car, slashed with a knife and driven about the city and Sanand.
Mehta said the incident took place on December 24 when he was driving to his office from home.
He said two men on a scooter suddenly came in front of his SUV car and fell on to the road. They then began alleging that Mehta had hit them, and demanded money for treatment.
Six others persons then arrived in an SUV, down out and began abusing Mehta for hitting the men.
Mehta tried to clarify that he did not hit them, but they pushed him into their car and some of them took control of Mehta’s car.
These men took him towards Bakrol village in Sanand, where the driver of the car pointed to two men in a hatchback driving parallel to the SUV. Mehta said these two persons were Ashok Patel and his son, Neel Patel, with whom he had a financial dispute.
The car driver and the others demanded that Mehta give them Rs 80 lakh, but he told them he did not have the money. They then thrashed Mehta and tried to stab him, causing him to suffer a knife injury to his hand.
Mehta said he called a relative to his Ranip office and the accused then took him there. Mehta gave them four cheques: Two for Rs 22.50 lakh, and two for Rs 17.50 lakh.
The accused then threatened him with dire consequences if he were to tell anyone about the incident, and left him near Sola.
Mehta then approached Sarkhej police and filed a complaint for abduction and other offences under the Indian Penal Code.
