The authorities of Santa Cruz (state California), said that the abducted this week from his home by millionaire businessman Tushar Atre found dead.
«The investigation is still ongoing, but we have reason to believe that robbery was the motive,» — said in the message of the Sheriff of the County of Santa Cruz, published Wednesday in Facebook.
10/02/2019 UPDATE: Sadly, the body found yesterday has now been identified as 50-year-old Tushar Atre. This is still…
Geplaatst door Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office op Dinsdag 1 oktober 2019
On Tuesday, October 1, at about 3 a.m. Atre was kidnapped from his home in Pleasure Point Drive, put in the SUV and drove away in an unknown direction.
Later, Sheriff’s deputies said that he found a BMW car and a dead man in it. The SUV belonged to sweetheart Acre.
Authorities said they have several suspects, but more detailed information is not provided.
According to local media reports, the victim was a technical expert, a millionaire and a prominent businessman.
50-year-old Atre founded and was CEO of web marketing and design, AtreNet. He owned a company for almost 24 years.
Atre lived in a coastal home on a «quiet street» which is famous for its multi-million dollar homes. Just steps away is the picturesque seaside, convenient for surfing.
«It is very strange that such a serious crime happened here,’ said local resident Brandon keel. — This is a great area, a lot of surfers».
«We are studying all aspects of his life», — said the representative of the Sheriff’s office, Sergeant Brian Cleveland.
He added that the night in the house Atra was not alone, but it most likely was the target of thieves.
