Ex-employee, aide held for ‘threat to kill’ businessman
Summary: Being under the influence of alcohol, they allegedly threatened building’s watchman and said that they would kill Mistri. THE MUMBAI Police have arrested two persons for allegedly threatening to kill businessman Jimmy Mistri. At around 1 am on November 25, the two accused arrived at Della Tower in Parsi Colony at Dadar. The police arrested the two accused last week, who were identified as Rajan Surve and Mohommad M H. Surve had earlier worked with Mistri. There, they got drunk and decided to go and threaten Mistri at his Matunga residence for abruptly sacking him.
THE MUMBAI Police have arrested two persons for allegedly threatening to kill businessman Jimmy Mistri. Mistri is the owner of Della Group, which has interests in real estate and the hospitality sector. The police arrested the two accused last week, who were identified as Rajan Surve and Mohommad M H. Surve had earlier worked with Mistri. At around 1 am on November 25, the two accused arrived at Della Tower in Parsi Colony at Dadar. Being under the influence of alcohol, they allegedly threatened building’s watchman and said that they would kill Mistri. The complainant, Raj Vitthal Borude who works as a watchman at Della Tower, said, “We were guarding the gate when suddenly two men got off from a Scorpio car and started abusing , As Reported By IE.
According to the Newspaper,They wanted to enter the building, but as my supervisor was also present, we stopped them. The two started abusing Mistri and threatened to kill him as well as the both of us.” The guards then informed Mistri’s office and reported the incident at the Matunga police station, following which a case was registered against the two accused. Crime Branch Unit 4 investigated the case and got a breakthrough when they found Surve’s images from CCTV footage. “We got Surve’s address, following which we laid a trap at his Mira-Bhayander residence and nabbed him,” an officer said. Surve was later handed over to Matunga police station. During the course of Surve’s interrogation, his accomplice was identified and nabbed from Wadala. Surve purportedly said in his confession to the police that on the day of the incident, he went to a wedding with his friend.
