India, Nov. 25 -- The Mumbai Crime branch and Byculla police have arrested five people including gangster Iliyas Bachkana for kidnapping South Mumbai-based builder Hifzur Rahman Ansari.

According to the police, Ansari, a resident of Zam Zam Tower in Mazgaon was kidnapped by three people from Mazgaon circle on Thursday night, while he was sitting with his friend. The accused later called his family and demanded Rs.10 crore ransom to leave him. The family was also told that alleged gangster Bachkana was behind the kidnapping.

A case was registered against unknown accused based on a complaint by the businessman's son Akib Ansari. They were booked under sections 364A (kidnapping for ransom), 384 (extortion) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of...