India, Feb. 27 -- The Vakola police have arrested three individuals for allegedly kidnapping a 60-year-old businessman from Gujarat and his associate for ransom and keeping them confined in a room in Goregaon for four days. The accused had allegedly called up the son of the businessman, demanding a ransom of Rs.68 lakh which was later brought down to Rs.25 lakh. The son, a Santacruz resident, then reported the matter to the Vakola police who rescued the kidnapped men.

The garment businessman, Keshav Chaudhary, had arrived in Mumbai from Gujarat on February 21 with his associate, Arun Kumar Charang, 30. While they were on their way to Kandivali for business purposes, Keshav received a call from a certain Soni, who identified himself as a ...