Bengaluru CCB invokes KCOCA, arrests ex-rowdy-sheeter Yashaswini in real estate tycoon’s abduction

Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bengaluru police on Thursday said that it has arrested a former rowdy sheeter under the stringent Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act, 2000 (KCOCA).

The arrested is Yashaswini alias Yashaswini Gowda, 47, who was a former rowdy sheeter at the Basavanagudi Police Station.

"On 26.08.2025 at around 6.30 pm, rowdy elements of Bengaluru City kidnapped Manoj, a real estate businessman, near Modi Hospital Road, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Mahalakshmi Layout Police Station. A case was registered in the CCB unit under Cr. No. 62/2025 regarding this kidnapping.

"In connection with this case, the officers and staff of the CCB, Organized Crime Wing, West Division, succeeded in taking into custody a former rowdy-sheeter of the Basavanagudi Police Station named Yashaswini alias Yashaswini Gowda on 05-02-2026.

It has been learned that there are already 8-10 cases registered against the accused in various police stations of Bengaluru City," the CCB said in a statement.

Further probe is underway.