Five held for confining and assaulting 33-year-old man over Rs 2 lakh debt in Mumbai's Dongri

A dispute over an alleged Rs 2 lakh loan took a shocking turn in Mumbais Dongri area after a 33yearold man claimed he was illegally confined assaulted and humiliated by a group of men for nearly two days officials saidDongri Police have arrested five accused in connection with the case after the victim approached authorities and reported the alleged ordealAccording to police complainant Sachin Ranpise 33 alleged that he was forcibly confined inside a room at MM Residency lodge near Baba Dargah in Dongri between June 8 and June 10Investigators said the victim had allegedly borrowed Rs 2 lakh from one of the accused but was unable to repay the amount due to financial difficulties He reportedly requested additional time to return the moneyPolice said the accused allegedly decided to forcefully detain him in an attempt to recover the debtAssaulted and denied food and waterAccording to the complaint Ranpise was kept inside Room No 104 of the lodge for almost 48 hoursDuring this period he was allegedly assaulted multiple times with a leather belt resulting in injuries to his head hands and backPolice said the victim also alleged that he was denied food and water throughout his confinementInvestigators are examining medical evidence and other material collected during the probeAllegations of public humiliationOne of the most serious allegations made by the complainant is that he was allegedly stripped and forced to walk naked through the corridor of the lodge in an attempt to humiliate himHe further claimed that a lawyer known to one of the accused verbally abused him and threatened to kill himPolice said all allegations are being verified as part of the ongoing investigationThe arrested accused have been identified as Abdullah Shaukat Bhusari 21 Junaid Kayamuddin Khan 26 Mohammad Saad Pathan 26 Arafat Hasham Khanani 24 and Sahil Sheikh 25Following the registration of the case on June 11 police launched an investigation and examined CCTV footage from the areaAlthough the footage did not immediately provide conclusive evidence information gathered through local intelligence led officers to the Mazgaon area where the suspects were traced and detainedProperty linked to case recoveredPolice said the accused were questioned and their alleged involvement in the incident emerged during interrogationInvestigators have also recovered property believed to be connected to the offence and are examining its relevance to the caseThe operation was conducted by the Dongri Police crime detection team under the supervision of senior police officers from Zone IThe accused have been booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS including offences related to wrongful confinement voluntarily causing hurt criminal intimidation and criminal conspiracyPolice said further investigations are underway to determine the exact role of each accused and verify all allegations made by the complainant