A 45-year-old Andheri-based hotelier, Anup Kumar Shetty, was rescued and seven people were arrested by Zone 10 of the MIDC police after a 12-hour chase into the jungles of Wada and Sahapur. According to the police, the kidnapping occurred around 3.30 pm on Monday on the premises of Veera Residency Hotel at Chakala.

The main accused, Vijay Okirkar, initially served as the reception manager at the establishment but took over as a partner in December. Shetty and he had differences regarding financial matters.  A police officer said, “Okirkar roped in three relatives—Swapnil Okirkar, Chandrakant Okirkar and Vaibhav Jankar—to pose as a waiter, housekeeping staffer and driver and ensured they were present at the hotel on Monday morning.”