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Pune Realtor Found Dead With Note as FIR Names Ex-NCP Corporator in Alleged Extortion

A son's complaint alleging a Rs 50 lakh shakedown over a disputed plot prompted an abetment case.

Overview

  • Sadiq Hussain Kapur, 57, was found dead in his Camp-area office on Saturday; a post-mortem was completed and the body was handed to his family.
  • Police recovered a purported 30-page suicide note, and investigators are examining allegations said to name dozens, including political figures and police officers.
  • Lashkar police registered an FIR under BNS sections 108, 308(2) and 3(5) against Faruk Yasin Inamdar, Afan Faruk Inamdar, Juhur Mohammad Sayyad and Tanvir Ibrahim Maniyar.
  • The complaint by Kapur's son alleges repeated demands of Rs 50 lakh linked to a long-running land dispute reported to involve prime property in Hadapsar.
  • Police said Kapur had previously been booked under MCOCA and allegedly worked with gangster Tipu Pathan, providing context from recent organised-crime probes.