Indian Navy Sailor Kidnapped & Burnt Alive
A 26-year-old Navy sailor who had been abducted in Chennai on January 30 was set on fire by the kidnappers in jungles of Maharashtra's Palghar district.
A 26-year-old Suraj Kumar Dubey from Ranchi, is a Navy sailor posted at INS Agrani near Coimbatore. On January 30, Dubey was returning from his vacation but three men abducted him at gunpoint outside Chennai Airport around 9 pm. They took away his phone and took him into a white SUV. The kidnapers then demanded his family to pay a ransom of Rs 10 lakh. He was kept captive in Chennai for three days and later shifted to an area near Vevji in Talasari area of Palghar district of Maharashtra, close to Mumbai. On Friday 5th February morning, the kidnappers tied his hands and legs and set him on fire in jungles near Gholvad, and fled leaving him for dead.
Dubey managed to run away and with the help of some locals, reached Dahanu Primary Health Centre. As he had more than 90 percent burn injuries, he was rushed to the naval hospital in Mumbai but he died on the way. Before dying, he narrated the entire story to the police. A case of murder has been registered against the unidentified trio and probe is on, the district police spokesperson said. Mithilesh Dubey, father of Suraj Kr Dubey demanded justice for his son. News agency ANI quoted him saying, "I want justice for my son.” The cops are scanning CCTV footage in the Gholvad area to get clues about the kidnappers. The police wonder why the sailor was brought all the way to Palghar from Chennai.
