India, Aug. 15 -- The Sinhagad Road police on Thursday closed the investigation into the alleged kidnapping of Rushiraj, son of former state health minister and sitting MLA Tanaji Sawant.

A B-final report was submitted in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class stating that the complaint was false and no abduction had taken place.

Sambhaji Kadam, deputy commissioner of police (zone III), said, "Rushiraj went on his own, and it was not a case of kidnapping. We have filed a B summary before the court, and the case is shut."

The case made headlines across Maharashtra after a kidnapping complaint was filed on February 10 this year. Initial reports suggested that Rishiraj had gone missing, prompting a state-wide alert. Pune police laun...