India, Oct. 6 -- A Navi Mumbai builder was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint and held hostage inside a car for more than eight hours by two men claiming to be members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who initially demanded Rs.2 crore for his release but eventually settled for Rs.10 lakh. The Pelhar police have arrested the two accused, who allegedly drove the builder around between Virar and Mira Road.

The accused, Rohit Jangid, 28, a passport agent from Nalasopara, and Vansh Gupta, 22, an auto-rickshaw driver from Virar, were arrested on Monday after police traced them using their phone numbers.

According to police, the victim, Sanjeev Shah, 52, a Kharghar resident with several construction sites in Navi Mumbai, was lured to the Red Carpet ...