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Murder of Adnan Patrawala
Adnan Patrawala | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1990 |
| Disappeared | Template:Disappeared date and age Inorbit Mall, Malad, Mumbai[1] |
| Died | 19 August 2007 (aged 16)[2] Palm Beach road, Navi Mumbai[2] |
| Cause of death | Homicide[1] |
| Body discovered | Palm Beach road, Navi Mumbai[1] |
| Citizenship | India |
| Parent(s) | Aslam Patrawala (father) |
Adnan Patrawala was the teenage son of a businessperson from Mumbai, India. On 18 August 2007, Adnan was kidnapped for ₹2 crore (US$280,000) ransom. He was murdered the next day when news of the kidnapping broke on national TV and print media.[1]
Accused[edit]
Following are the accused and their age at the time of the incident;[2]
| # | Name | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sujit Nair | 28 |
| 02 | Ayush Bhat | 18 |
| 03 | Rajeev Dharaiya | n/a |
| 04 | Amit Kausha | n/a |
| 05 | Khimesh Kishor Ambawat | 17 |
4 of them were released as they were innocent.
Killing[edit]
By the time the kidnappers made a ransom call, the kidnapping made national news so Adnan's kidnappers strangled him and dumped his body in Palm Beach road, Navi Mumbai and took local trains home.[1]
Trial & verdict[edit]
On 30 Jan 2012, Mumbai sessions court acquitted four of the five accused. The prosecution failed to prove its case. Aslam Patrawala (father) said that he would appeal in a higher court.[1][3] Being a juvenile, the fifth accused was tried by the Juvenile Justice Board.[4]
See also[edit]
- List of kidnappings
- List of solved missing person cases
- List of unsolved deaths
- Murder of Snehal Gaware
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Adnan Patrawala case: Five big facts". NDTV. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Adnan Murder: 3 Sent to Cop Custody". DNA. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Four accused in Adnan Patrawala murder acquitted". Two circles. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Adnan Patrawala murder case: Four acquitted". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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