Mumbai Three folks have been arrested for allegedly retaining diamonds value ₹3.5 crore given by a diamond service provider from Surat for supply to his Dubai workplace and attempting to extort ₹80 lakh by illegally confining one in every of his buddies who had gone to recuperate the valuable stones.

The accused are Vijay Hirapra, 25, Ravi Ghogari, 33, and Kisan Shiroya, 20- all residents of Surat in Gujarat.

The diamond service provider, Jairambhai Ankolia, 39, needed to ship diamonds to his Dubai workplace and had mentioned the difficulty with a girl residing in his locality in Surat, who usually visited Dubai.

The girl had launched her pal Vijay Hirapra to Ankolia claiming that he was going to Dubai and can ship the diamonds to his workplace. She together with Hirapra and two others had made a plan to maintain the diamonds and likewise extort more cash from the diamond dealer, mentioned a police officer.

After the lady assured Ankolia that Hirapra is a trusted man, the dealer agreed to the association and handed over the diamonds. Hirapra even got here to Mumbai on Tuesday to drop him on the airport. Nevertheless, two hours after Ankolia dropped the accused on the airport, Hirapra known as the accused and requested for a boarding cross.

“Hirapra left from the airport parking space as per the plan and met his two associates who additionally got here from Surat. The service provider once more known as the accused to know the replace on his flight boarding however he didn’t choose up his name,” mentioned the police officer.

“Round 10am, one other accused then known as Ankolia claiming that Hirapra was apprehended by customs officers on the airport and demanded ₹80 lakh for his launch,” added officer.

Ankolia was on his manner again house however returned to Mumbai. The accused once more known as him, saying that the customs officer was asking to pay the cash at a lodge in Andheri. The complainant began suspecting foul play. The accused then known as once more and mentioned that the officer had modified the plan and needed to take cash to Laxmi Palace Visitor home close to examine naka in Kashimira, Mira Street, added the officer.

The complainant then approached the Mumbai police and crime department unit 12 was placed on the duty to analyze the matter. In the meantime, Ankolia known as the accused and mentioned he was sending his pal to the Laxmi Palace lodge to take again the diamonds. As his pal reached the visitor home, the accused detained him and threatened the complainant that he can be killed if he didn’t pay them the ransom, mentioned assistant police inspector Vijay Raskar of the unit 12.

“We laid a entice close to the lodge. As soon as their location was confirmed, one other workforce went inside and nabbed them. All three accused have been delivered to the unit workplace and the diamonds have been recovered,” added Raskar.

The police are actually looking out for the lady who too was a part of the plan. They have been produced earlier than a courtroom and remanded in police custody until September 28.