Pramesh S Jain
The Marathahalli police have arrested 11 people for allegedly kidnapping two 23-year-old software engineers and demanding ransom from the father of one of the victims.
The arrested accused have been identified as Galeti Raj Kumar alias Raj, 24; a 21-year-old woman; Marripati Manjunath alias Manju, 23; Chinigepalli Lokanath, 22; Bandlapalli Suhail, 22; Gangareddygari Narendra Reddy, 22; Shiva Subramanyam, 24; Saleem Pasha, 30; Nayeem Pasha, 31; Shabaz, 26; and Gali Ramesh, 20.
The police rescued both men within six hours of registering the case.
The kidnapping allegedly stemmed from a dispute involving one of the techies,who was accused of raping a woman friend of another man in the group, senior officer said.
He further said B.Ramana, a native of Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh,filed a complaint on October 28,stating that his son B.Mahendra,23,and his friend Tarun,23,a native of Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh,had been kidnapped between 2.50 am and 6 am that day.The two were staying within the Marathahalli police station limits.
During the investigation,police examined CCTV footage and used technical evidence to identify and apprehend 11 suspects,including a 21-year-old woman.
During interrogation,the accused allegedly admitted to conspiring to kidnap the two techies for money.
A detailed investigations revealed that the kidnapping was allegedly motivated by a personal dispute.
Mahendra was accused of raping a woman friend of Tarun on October 24.
The woman’s associates allegedly decided to teach the two techies a lesson and kidnapped them,planning to demand ransom from Mahendra’s father.
The police subsequently questioned the woman and recorded her statement.
Based on her complaint,a separate rape case was registered against Mahendra and Tarun at the Marathahalli police station.
The two men have been questioned in connection with the allegations,and legal action has been initiated.
The accused were produced before a court and taken into police custody for further investigation.
