Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Surat Man Arrested After Allegedly Kidnapping Woman’s Father
Police say a man named Rishabh Nahata went to a businessman’s home with two friends.
The businessman’s daughter was not there.
Nahata was upset because she had stopped talking to him, according to police.
An argument followed, and the three men allegedly took her father away at gunpoint.
Police found the group in Surat’s City Light area within hours.
They arrested the three men and rescued the businessman.
Police also said they recovered valuables worth about Rs 41.40 lakh.
The accused told police they had gone to ask the daughter about a disagreement involving another woman.
Police say Rishabh Nahata and two friends kidnapped a businessman at gunpoint on October 1.
The incident allegedly followed a dispute over Nahata’s relationship with the businessman’s daughter, who had stopped communicating with him.
Police traced the accused to Surat’s City Light area within hours and rescued the businessman.
Nahata, Dev Ketan Ahir and Laxman Rathod were arrested, police said.
Police recovered valuables worth approximately Rs 41.40 lakh from the accused.
- Who
- Rishabh Nahata, Dev Ketan Ahir and Laxman Rathod were arrested; the victim was a businessman.
- What
- The three men allegedly kidnapped the businessman at gunpoint, and police rescued him.
- When
- October 1; police said they acted within hours.
- Where
- The businessman’s home and the City Light area of Surat.
- Why
- Police said Nahata was upset that the businessman’s daughter had stopped communicating with him; he told police he had gone to seek clarification about an alleged phone dispute.
- Incident date
- October 1
- Accused arrested
- Rishabh Nahata, Dev Ketan Ahir and Laxman Rathod
- Victim
- A businessman and father of a woman who had been in a relationship with Nahata
- Rescue location
- City Light area, Surat
- Time to trace accused
- Within hours, according to police
- Recovered valuables
- Approximately Rs 41.40 lakh
- Weapon
- Police said a pistol used in the crime was possessed by Dev Ketan Ahir