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- A freelance social media creator in Mumbai, who for about eight months had been posting videos opposing and roasting creators promoting a Chinese betting app on Instagram, was kidnapped on Sunday and beaten inside a moving car.
- According to Powai police, the accused had a grudge against him for his videos, and one person had earlier threatened him by phone to stop making them.
- Deputy Commissioner of Police Dattatray Nalawade said police arrested all four suspects within 24 hours of the complaint being registered.
What to watch next
- Legal action and charges against the four arrested suspects
- Any police action against the Chinese betting app and its promoters named in the investigation
- Whether the earlier phone threat by a person named Aniket leads to further arrests
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Named India · Mumbai · Aniket · Dattatray Nalavade · Instagram · Pawai Police · Pratik Shinde · Sameer Kuchekar · Yash Babare
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