Bengaluru kidnapping case: Constable, 7 others in 4-day police custody

Bengaluru: Eight people, including a constable, arrested in a kidnapping case, have been remanded in police custody for four days. 

The suspects were produced before a court on Sunday and the police asked for seven days of custody. The court, however, granted only four days. 

The suspects were arrested on Saturday for kidnapping four call centre employees in Koramangala and extorting Rs 8.90 lakh from them online. Among the arrested was Chalapathy, a police constable from Kolar. 

The others are Pavan, 30, a seller of rejected goods; Bharath, 26, a painter; Prashanth Kumar, 26, a petrol station worker; Tejas Dave, 30, a garage worker; Zabihulla, 30, a welder; Atheeq Ur Rahman, 30, also a seller of rejected goods; and Prashanth Kumar, 26, also a petrol station worker. Except for Tejas, who is from Ahmedabad, the rest are from different parts of Kolar. 

Police also seized two vehicles and recovered details about the digitally extorted sum. Further probe is on. A was registered at the Koramangala police station under relevant BNS sections, including kidnapping and extortion.