MUMBAI, July 26 -- A 48-year-old Dadar resident was kidnapped, confined in illegal custody, and beaten up allegedly by his 51-year-old ex-girlfriend, her son, and seven others from Thursday night till Friday morning after they got to know he was set to marry another woman. The accused tried to flee three times, but the accused persons caught up to him, said a police officer. Five people have been arrested in the case so far. The complainant got married in 2003 and divorced in 2021. While he was married, he met an old school friend in 2018 and exchanged mobile numbers with her. Their renewed friendship grew into an extramarital affair. "Two years after they met, they decided to divorce their spouses to marry each other. So, he got divorced in October 2021. However, she stayed in her marriage," said a police officer. In October 2021, she had allegedly borrowed Rs.15 lakh from him and bought a house in Navi Mumbai where the two lived together. At this time, she insisted he should add her as a nominee to his provident fund account and for his ancestral property. When he refused to do this, it sowed discord in their relationship. Eventually, in October 2024, the two mutually decided to separate. On Wednesday, the complainant was travelling with a different friend on the Sion-Panvel route when a biker collided with him. The complainant alleged it was his ex-girlfriend's 21-year-old son. Seven to eight people whom he did not recognise came to assault him, and pushed him into an auto where his ex-lover was also sitting. During the assault, his valuables went missing. They took him to Kharghar. Some bikers were continuously following them. The complainant managed to push his ex-lover out when the auto stopped for a brief moment and ran. He hailed a car on the main road and while it was heading towards the Chunnabhatti police station, the bikers stopped it near the Turbhe Bridge and dragged the complainant outside. The accused forced him inside an auto again and took him near Prime Mall, where the accused's friend convinced them to leave him. Just as he thought it was over, the complainant was once again assaulted on the road and was left alone after some onlookers intervened. He then filed a complaint with the police....