Dishing out delicious details, four men who were arrested by Thane police's Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU) almost a month ago for allegedly planning to kidnap Ashok Kacker, a senior executive of India Bulls Finance and a former Indian Revenue Services (IRS) official, have told the police that 15 more men were part of the plan that was being hatched for over three years.The accused, while recording their statements, also told the police that Kamlesh Argal, the mastermind in the case and Kacker's IRS batch mate, had arranged for a team of 18 men from Jabalpur to execute the plan.All 18 were handpicked by Argal after he thoroughly went through their crime records as “he wanted professional criminals for the case,“ they added.Though all were history-sheeters, they were given thorough training in Mumbai and were put up at a resort in Arnala.Argal had even booked tickets for all of them in the same compartment of a train to come to Mumbai but had asked them to use aliases so all of them knew nothing about each other until Argal introduced them. He had also rented a chawl in Santacruz, where Kacker was supposed to be held hostage.“A western-style toilet was also fitted beside a bed. We believe Argal was planning to tie Kacker up,“ police said. They added that the statements have revealed that Argal had even bought weapons himself and had fired two rounds while receiving the delivery.Using his contacts, Argal even hired a place in the film city to conduct as many as 12 mock drills. He had allegedly told his acquaintance, who had helped him find the film city space, that he was making a movie which has a kidnapping scene and he wanted to practice them before the day of the shoot.Argal's main plan was to retrieve the Rs 60 crore that he and his business associate had given to Kacker. However, the real reason was not revealed to any of them and they were asked to concentrate on the task they were given. However, when one of them got wind of the amount involved, he demanded money from Argal. Argal, however, refused to shell out anything. The disillusioned and enraged man then tipped off some policemen about the plan. When they refused to believe him, he directly approached Parambir Singh, the Thane commissioner of police. Confirming the story, ACP Nagesh Lohar said, “The four accused have revealed the plan in details but things can be clear once Argal is arrested. Further investigations are on.“Argal, who is still absconding, has appealed for an anticipatory bail and the plea is set to be heard on May 20.