Mumbai: A 20-year-old youth has claimed he escaped from the clutches of the beggar mafia who allegedly kidnapped him nearly three weeks ago.Bablu Singh, a carpenter by profession, said he was kidnapped from Byculla on July 14 where he was befriended by some people who promised to drop him home. They instead took him to a sweet shop in Andheri where he was tortured and maimed, Bablu said. The Kalyan Police have registered a case of kidnapping and torture and are investigating.