A 23-year-old software professional and his roommate were allegedly kidnapped for money from Marathahalli in Bengaluru in the early hours of Wednesday. Both men were rescued within 6 hours of the complaint being registered, and police arrested 11 people, including a woman, in connection with the case.
Police arrested 11 people, including a 21-year-old woman, for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping. During interrogation, the accused allegedly admitted to conspiring together to kidnap the two men for money, the police said.
Acting on the complaint, police launched an investigation and examined CCTV footage from the surrounding areas. Mahendra’s father, B Ramana, approached the Marathahalli police on the same day, reporting that his son had been kidnapped. Using modern investigative techniques, they tracked down the suspects and rescued Mahendra and Tarun. The accused in the kidnapping case were to be produced before a court, with police planning to seek their custody for further investigation.
B Mahendra, who works at a software company, and his roommate Tarun, 23, both natives of Andhra Pradesh, were kidnapped between 2.50 am and 6 am on Wednesday, according to the police. Police arrested 11 people, including a 21-year-old woman, for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping. The arrested suspects include Galeti Raj Kumar alias Raj, 24, Marripati Manjunath alias Manju, 23, Chinigepalli Lokanath, 22, Bandlavalli Suhail, 22, Gangareddigari Narendra Reddy, 22, Shiva Subramanyam, 24, Saleem Pasha, 30, Nayeem Pasha, 31, Shabaz, 26 and Gali Rajesh, 20, apart from the 21-year-old woman.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly admitted to conspiring together to kidnap the two men for money, the police said.
