<p>A 50-year-old manager of a nationalised bank was abducted and robbed by a motorist on April 29.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The victim, K Sarvesh, said that at around 7.15 pm, he stopped his car near the Jayanagar metro station to answer a phone call while he was returning home after meeting a friend.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A man, aged around 30 years, approached Sarvesh and asked him to go with him and threatened him with consequences if he failed to do so.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The man forced Sarvesh to drop his mobile phone in the car and took him to VV Puram on a scooter. There he forced Sarvesh to withdraw Rs 40,000 from an ATM. The man snatched his wallet with Rs 5,500 with IDs and fled, Sarvesh stated in his complaint.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sarvesh managed to reach home and with the help of his friends informed the police. A case was registered with the VV Puram police station and was later transferred to the Jayanagar police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police have taken up a case kidnapping (364a) and extortion<br />(384).</p>.<p class="bodytext">A senior police officer said the victim’s claim that he was abducted on the scooter was leading to a lot of doubts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“ Since the complainant is under shock, we want him to recover,” the officer said.The police are analysing CCTV footage from the places the duo visited.</p>
<p>A 50-year-old manager of a nationalised bank was abducted and robbed by a motorist on April 29.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The victim, K Sarvesh, said that at around 7.15 pm, he stopped his car near the Jayanagar metro station to answer a phone call while he was returning home after meeting a friend.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A man, aged around 30 years, approached Sarvesh and asked him to go with him and threatened him with consequences if he failed to do so.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The man forced Sarvesh to drop his mobile phone in the car and took him to VV Puram on a scooter. There he forced Sarvesh to withdraw Rs 40,000 from an ATM. The man snatched his wallet with Rs 5,500 with IDs and fled, Sarvesh stated in his complaint.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sarvesh managed to reach home and with the help of his friends informed the police. A case was registered with the VV Puram police station and was later transferred to the Jayanagar police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police have taken up a case kidnapping (364a) and extortion<br />(384).</p>.<p class="bodytext">A senior police officer said the victim’s claim that he was abducted on the scooter was leading to a lot of doubts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“ Since the complainant is under shock, we want him to recover,” the officer said.The police are analysing CCTV footage from the places the duo visited.</p>
