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Businessman’s Fake Airport Story Triggers Mumbai Kidnapping FIR
A businessman planned to travel to Kuala Lumpur with a female friend.
He did not want his wife to know about the trip.
Police said the woman could not travel because of an issue with her old passport.
The businessman allegedly told his wife that immigration officials had taken his phone.
He then went to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus with the woman and became unreachable.
His wife became worried and reported him missing.
Police registered a kidnapping case while they investigated.
The businessman later returned and admitted that he had made up the immigration story.
Police said they will ask the court to close the case.
A 46-year-old Pune businessman allegedly planned a Kuala Lumpur trip with a female friend on September 14.
Police said the woman was stopped from travelling after immigration officials found she carried a previously lost passport.
The businessman allegedly told his wife he had surrendered his phone because of an immigration problem.
After he became unreachable, his wife approached Sahar Police Station, prompting a kidnapping FIR.
The businessman later appeared at the station and admitted fabricating the story; police plan to file a C Summary closure report within two weeks.
- Who
- A 46-year-old Pune-based businessman, his wife, and a female friend were involved; Sahar Police investigated.
- What
- The businessman allegedly fabricated an immigration story, leading his wife to file a kidnapping FIR after he became unreachable.
- Where
- The incident involved Mumbai International Airport, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, and Sahar Police Station in Mumbai.
- When
- The planned trip was scheduled for September 14; he appeared at Sahar Police Station on Wednesday night, and police said a closure report would be filed within two weeks.
- Why
- Police said the businessman wanted to hide from his wife that the female friend was accompanying him to Kuala Lumpur.
Key facts
- Businessman’s age
- 46
- Occupation
- Laundry business operator
- Planned destination
- Kuala Lumpur
- Planned travel date
- September 14
- Police case
- Kidnapping FIR
- Proposed police action
- Submit a C Summary closure report to the court within two weeks
Sources
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