Archive · 23 May 2025
Woman and Others Arrested for Kidnapping Childhood Friend
Imagine your friend from when you were a kid wants you to come over for tea.
But when you go, they kidnap you!
That's what happened to a man in Pune.
His childhood friend and her friends grabbed him and demanded money from his wife.
They even used his phone to text for the ransom.
Luckily, the police found him and arrested the kidnappers.
The friend knew the man had gotten money from a deal, and they wanted some of it.
Now they are in trouble with the law, and the man is safe.
A civil contractor was rescued by police in Pune after being kidnapped.
A woman, identified as a childhood friend, orchestrated the kidnapping.
The kidnappers demanded a ransom of Rs 15 lakh for the victim's release.
The victim was lured to the woman's residence on the pretext of tea.
Police arrested the woman, her husband, and two accomplices involved in the crime.
- Who
- Pravin Lonkar, Sonal, Atul, Mandal and Qureshi
- What
- Kidnapping and ransom demand
- When
- May 21, and May 23 (court order)
- Where
- Kondhwa police station, NIBM Road, Pune
- Why
- Motive was money; Sonal learned Lonkar had received a huge amount of money.
- Victim
- Pravin Lonkar, 39, civil contractor
- Accused
- Sonal (childhood friend), Atul (husband), Robin alias Ravi Mandal, Suresh alias Qureshi
- Ransom Demand
- Rs 15 lakh or gold ornaments
- Location of Kidnapping
- Sonal's residence on NIBM Road, Pune
- Police Action
- Arrested the kidnappers, traced the call details and phone location
- Court Order
- Custodial remand until May 23