A horrifying interstate crime has come to light with the abduction and murder of Pune-based businessman Laxman Sadhu Shinde, who was lured to Bihar under the pretext of a high-value business deal. Shinde, owner of Centrifugal Casting Bearing in Pune, was found dead in Bihar’s Jehanabad district days after he landed at Patna airport on April 11. Bihar Police have arrested seven individuals, including a woman, and detained four others in connection with the case.
According to investigators, Shinde was targeted by a cybercrime gang posing as clients seeking mining equipment for operations in Jharkhand. After landing in Patna, Shinde messaged his daughter that he was heading to Jharkhand. That was the last communication from him. A missing persons complaint was filed by his family the next day in Pune, prompting a joint investigation by Pune and Patna police.
The gang allegedly demanded ransom from Shinde’s family, managing to extort ₹90,000 before murdering him and dumping his body in Ghosi, Jehanabad. The mastermind and other suspects were tracked down across multiple districts—Nawada, Gaya, Nalanda, and Vaishali. Police recovered the vehicle used in the abduction and seized CCTV footage that helped crack the case.
Officials revealed that the gang was involved in a series of kidnappings and murders across Jharkhand, Gujarat, Karnataka, and other states. Some of those arrested are also cybercriminals with a history of online fraud. The kingpin of the gang has been sent to judicial custody, and further investigation is ongoing.
