Pramesh S Jain
The HAL police have arrested a man for allegedly sending a threat letter demanding Rs.7 Crore to film producer,businessman and advocate Arvind Reddy,the owner of AVR Group.
The accused has been identified as Vaishakh,a close associate of actress Khushi Tappanda, officer said.
Senior officer told reporters that the threat letter was sent in January through Blue Dart courier from the Banashankari area.
The letter warned Arvind Reddy to resolve issues involving a woman and demanded a huge sum of money,failing which he would face“serious consequences”.
The threat letter reportedly referred to a complaint earlier filed by actress Khushi Tappanda against Arvind Reddy.
After receiving the letter,Reddy approached the police, following which a case was registered at the Sanjay Nagar police station.
During the investigation,police first questioned a youth working at a garage,who had couriered the letter.
The youth reportedly told investigators that he had sent the courier on the instructions of his employer.Based on this lead,police traced and arrested Vaishakh.
Police further stated that Vaishakh had allegedly been hiding at Khushi Tappanda’s residence while issuing the threats.
After his arrest,police attempted to recover his mobile phone,which was allegedly concealed in the actress’s house.
Investigators suspect that the mobile phone may have been moved from the house after the arrest.In this connection,the police have issued a notice to actress Khushi Tappanda for questioning.
Police are probing whether the threat was part of a blackmail attempt and are examining the role,if any, played by others in the case.Further investigation is underway.
