Family of Indian Diamantaire Abducted in Antwerp
March 07, 10The wife and children of Pankaj Maldar, an owner of the Indian-based diamond company Karp Impex NV, were taken hostage Friday at their residence in Antwerp by a gun-wielding gang, the Times of India has reported.
The family was eventually released, after an 18-hour ordeal that ended with an agreement to hand over a huge stock of diamonds worth tens of millions of rupees.
“This is one of the biggest ever diamond robberies in
The newspaper claimed that the mafia was involved in the incident, quoting industry sources. It stated that the perpetrators had come with a complete list of diamond stocks to Maldar’s office in Antwerp.