Ulhasnagar builder kidnapped at gunpoint, rescued within 8 hours; one arrested

Prominent builder and estate agent Jayram Nehalani was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint from the Gol Maidan area in Ulhasnagar Camp-2 on Monday morning around 10 am. According to police, armed men with covered faces intercepted Nehalani as he left the ground after his morning walk, threatened him with a revolver, struck him on the head, and forced him into a Scorpio SUV.

Thane Police launched an immediate coordinated response using CCTV footage, technical surveillance and call records. As police closed in on the suspects in the Khadavli area, the accused abandoned the Scorpio and switched to a WagonR in an attempt to escape. Police intercepted the vehicle and rescued Nehalani safely.

One suspect, identified as Anil Jagtap, a resident of Chakkinalaka in Kalyan, has been arrested. Police are searching for the remaining accused involved in the incident.