Overview

• Police arrested Praful (Prafull) Salunkhe in Dhule’s Shindkheda and a court remanded him to custody until September 23.
• The September 13 clash on the Mulund–Airoli Road began after a transit mixer brushed a Land Cruiser, after which the truck helper was allegedly forced into the SUV and taken to Pune.
• The rescued 22-year-old helper told investigators he was locked in a watchman’s room at the Khedkar residence, fed stale food, threatened with murder, and had his phone seized.
• Investigators added BNS charges including wrongful confinement for extortion, extortion, voluntarily causing hurt, and destruction of evidence, citing alleged removal of the home’s CCTV DVR.
• Puja Khedkar’s parents, Dilip and Manorama, have been named as accused and remain absconding as police teams continue searches; the SUV used in the incident has been seized.