India: Music firm CEO kidnapped, 4 arrested in case

The Mumbai Police have arrested one more person in connection with the assault and abduction of a music company's chief executive officer (CEO) over a financial dispute, taking the total number of arrests in the case to four, an official said on Monday.

The latest arrested accused has been identified as Vicky Shetty, who was picked up from Karnataka on Saturday, the official from Vanrai police station said.

Shetty, who deals in cars, allegedly played a key role in the crime, the official said, adding that the man's vehicle was also seized.

The car in which Singh was kidnapped and accused Raj Surve, who is the son of a Shiv Sena MLA, are yet to be traced, he said.

On August 9, music company CEO Rajkumar Singh was allegedly assaulted by a group of people after they abducted him from his office in suburban Goregaon, police earlier said.

Singh was taken to Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve’s office in suburban Dahisar (East), where his son Raj Surve allegedly asked the businessman to resolve the financial dispute with main accused Manoj Mishra, according to the First Information Report (FIR).

The abducted businessman was rescued by the police hours later.

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