Murder of Adnan Patrawala
Adnan Patrawala | |
|---|---|
| Born |
(1990-09-21)21 September 1990 |
| Disappeared | August 18, 2007 (aged 16) Inorbit Mall, Malad, Mumbai |
| Died | 19 August 2007(2007-08-19) (aged 16) Palm Beach road, Navi Mumbai
|
| Cause of death | Homicide |
| Body discovered | Palm Beach road, Navi Mumbai |
| Citizenship | India |
| Parent | Aslam 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$250,000) ransom. He was murdered the next day when news of the kidnapping broke on national TV and print media.
Accused
Following are the accused and their age at the time of the incident;
| # | 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.
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. Being a juvenile, the fifth accused was tried by the Juvenile Justice Board.