Missing Gautam Pashankar Withdraws Rs 5,000 From ATM Before Disappearing, Phone Also Formatted
Mehab Qureshi
Pune, October 24, 2020: In a major twist to the businessmen Gautam Pashankar missing case, Pune Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta informed that Pashankar withdrew Rs 5000 on Thursday, reported Hindustan Times.
While the police have formed squads to search for the missing businessman, the family has handed over a letter written by Pashankar to the police stating that he was committing suicide.
“Pashankar’s last location was in the city”, said Gupta.
A complaint has been lodged by his son Kapil Pashankar at Shivajinagar police station regarding the disappearance of Gautam Pashankar. When questioned, Kapil Pashankar, about the withdrawal of money, said he has no idea about it.
Kapil further said, “My father left two phones in the car, which the driver brought. I am not aware of any ATM transactions. Unfortunately, the road is not visible in the CCTVs. We were told that a CCTV set up for traffic was closed due to Metro work.”
Sharing his thoughts on the repayment of the loan, he said, “Some of the problems we had in our lives were five years ago. Currently, the situation is normal. We are the largest automobile dealer in Pune. We have repaid a loan of Rs 150 crore and all other loans have also been repaid.”
Police have released a CCTV photo of Gautam Pashankar in which he is last seen. Shivajinagar police have appealed to report if anyone has seen him or has any other information. Police have also questioned the driver in the case. At present, the police have said that Pashankar’s phone is switched off.
