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CIDCO official goes missing in Panvel
Case of kidnapping registered after his mobile was found switched off and his car was discovered abandoned with his wig and chappals
Mustafa.Shaikh @timesgroup.com
An official of CIDCO, responsible for the development of land acquired under CIDCO’srehabilitationscheme, has gone missing from Navi Mumbai since Friday evening.
It is alleged that Atul Mhatre has been kidnapped after his mobile phone was found to be continuously switched off and his car was later discovered abandoned not far from his office on the Uran Panvel Road.
Acaseofkidnappinghasbeenregistered at the Panvel Police Station.
Mhatre,35,worksintheproperty department of CIDCO, and Kamothe Village near Kharghar comes under his jurisdiction. As per CIDCO’s rehabilitation scheme, 12.5 per cent of acquired land from local farmers is developed by CIDCO and returned to the original owners, while the remaining land is used by CIDCO to develop commercial and residential complexes.
Mhatre,wholivesinJasaiVillage, Uran, was last seen near Croma Centre, close to his office CIDCO Bhavan, in CBD Belapur on Friday evening.
When he did not return home from work as usual around 8.30 pm, his family first tried calling his mobile phone. However, finding it continuously switched off, they grew worried and formed groups to search for him.
Around 1:30 am one group comprising Mhatre’s brother and other relatives found his Maruti Swift car abandoned at Bambai Pada on the Uran-Panvel Road. In the car, which was not locked, they found Mhatre’s wig and chappals.
Not finding him anywhere near the car, they then alerted the police who arrived at the spot and took charge of the vehicle which bore no signs of a struggle.
SpeakingtoMumbaiMirror,DCP (ZoneII)PramodShewalesaid,“Asof now, we have registered a case of kidnapping. Mhatre lives with his wife anddaughterinajointfamily,andso far his relatives have not named any suspect. We are conducting investigations.”
When contacted, CIDCO Chairman Pramod Hindurao said, “I am not aware of the incident yet. But I will get in touch with the manager of the area and look into the matter.”
Mhatre’s brother and relatives found his Maruti Swift car abandoned on the Uran-Panvel Road. Mhatre (right) was last seen near his office
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