Timeline: The kidnapping and murder of Tushar Atre
Summary
Tushar Atre, a 50-year-old tech entrepreneur in Santa Cruz, California, was kidnapped and killed in October 2019. Surveillance videos show three masked suspects approaching his home, and Atre was later found dead in the nearby mountains with his hands tied and multiple wounds.Key Facts
- Tushar Atre was a tech executive who later started a cannabis business.
- On October 1, 2019, surveillance cameras recorded three hooded people walking toward Atre’s home at around 2:48 a.m.
- A houseguest heard loud noises and voices asking for a safe, followed by cars leaving around 3 a.m.
- Police found no signs of forced entry or robbery inside the house; $80,000 was still in Atre’s safe.
- Blood was found on the street near the home, and Atre’s girlfriend’s white BMW SUV was missing.
- The SUV was found abandoned hours later in the Santa Cruz mountains near Atre’s cannabis farm.
- Atre’s body was found close to the SUV, showing gunshot and stab wounds, with his hands tied behind his back.
- Police released video showing one suspect carrying an assault rifle, but no arrests had been confirmed at the time of this report.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.