Palghar, Maharashtra: In a swift and meticulous operation, the Kashimira Police cracked a shocking extortion and kidnapping threat case within 24 hours and arrested a 37-year-old school bus driver who had sent ransom messages to a parent, threatening to kidnap her 14-year-old son.
Complaint Filed After Threat Messages
According to police, on October 24, a woman from Kashigaon, whose son studies at St. Joram School, received multiple WhatsApp messages from an unknown number threatening to kidnap her child unless she paid ₹4 lakh in ransom. Alarmed by the repeated threats and photos of her son sent to her phone, the woman immediately lodged a complaint with the Kashimira Police Station.
How The Police Traced The Accused
The police began technical surveillance to trace the mobile number

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