Murder of Adnan Patrawala

Adnan Patrawala
Born(1990-09-21)21 September 1990
Mumbai
DisappearedAugust 18, 2007 (aged 16)
Inorbit Mall, Malad, Mumbai[1]
Died19 August 2007(2007-08-19) (aged 16)[2]
Palm Beach road, Navi Mumbai[2]
Cause of deathHomicide[1]
Body discoveredPalm Beach road, Navi Mumbai[1]
CitizenshipIndia
ParentAslam 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$230,000) ransom. He was murdered the next day when news of the kidnapping broke on national TV and print media.[1]

Accused

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Adnan Patrawala case: Five big facts". NDTV. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Adnan Murder: 3 Sent to Cop Custody". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Four accused in Adnan Patrawala murder acquitted". Two circles. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Adnan Patrawala murder case: Four acquitted". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2016.