In a swift action, the Hulimavu police arrested a group of eight persons who had abducted a businessman, his associates, and robbed them of ₹1.01 crore and were trying to extort more money. Alerted by the boss of one of the victims, who was still in captivity, police rushed to the spot, rescued all three victims, and arrested all eight accused.
The accused have been identified as Narasimha, 34, a car driver from J. P. Nagar, Jeevan, 27, a gym trainer from Begur, Kishore M., 30, a labourer from Anekal, Venkataraju, 28, a waterboy from Anekal, Chandiran, 33, an autorickshaw driver from Kalasipalya, Kumar N., 36, a security guard from Anekal, Ravi Kiran, 33, a security guard from Begur and Naman, 18, a milk seller from Ellenahalli.
According to the police, Tumakuru-based areca nut dealer Mohan’s driver Hemanth was supposed to deliver ₹1.01 crore cash to Mota Ram and his wife Lakshmi, in connection with a property deal on Saturday evening. Hemanth reached the designated spot in Akshay Nagar at 6 p.m. and called Mota Ram to hand over the cash. Mota Ram and his wife Lakshmi turned up and the cash exchange happened in their car.
Out of the blue, two men turned up claiming to be policemen and said they had to check the vehicle. They even took photographs of the three victims, attacked them, and tried to flee with the cash. However, the trio somehow managed to lock the car and sped away. However, the accused chased them in another car, waylaid them, and ensured they turned into a desolate spot. Soon, other accused joined. The three in the car were dragged out and held captive in a shed nearby.
The accused made Hemanth call his boss Mohan, asking him for a further ₹10 lakh ransom to release the three. Mohan, in turn, alerted the police. A team of Hulimavu police was conducting an area domination exercise in the vicinity at the time and rushed to the shed, based on technical evidence, rescued all three victims, and recovered the money, before arresting the eight accused.
Investigations are on as to how the accused were tipped off about the money exchange, the police said.
Published – September 28, 2025 10:05 pm IST
