BOMBAY MURDER
MERCHANT HELD FOR RANSOM
BODY FOUND ON FORESHORE
(Un’ted Press Association —By Electria Telegraph—Cop.vri ght)
CALCUTTA, July 17
A case of kidnapping for ransom in Bombay was revealed yesterday when the murdered body of a wealthy Guzerati merchant, Hilmat Lai was found on the foreshore. Ilimat Lai left his offices at nine in the morning, and shortly afterwards, a clerk received an ultimaluin that, unless five thousand rupees were deposited at a certain spot, he would be killed. The clerk informed the police but apparantly they were too late to prevent the murder.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1933, Page 5
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95BOMBAY MURDER Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1933, Page 5
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