<p class="title">The CCB which investigated the abduction of a school principal from Vijayanagar in February this year has booked a woman and seven others under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The prime accused in the case, Ravi A, who claimed to be an RTI activist and the president of Karnataka Students’ Parents’ Association, had abducted 68-year-old Bhadraiah, principal of Kiran Public School on February 19. Police said Ravi planned to demand a ransom of Rs 2 crore from Bhadraiah for his release but freed him after five days when he learnt the CCB was hunting for him.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A senior officer said Ravi who was earlier arrested by the Rajagopal Nagar police in an extortion case filed by Bhadraiah wanted to take revenge and ganged up with Lakshman Poojary, a gun dealer, and his gang to executive his criminal activities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police arrested Ravi along with Poojary, Karthik M Doulath, Daniel Devraj, Ayyappa, Kotresh, Ramakrishna and Manjushri.</p>
<p class="title">The CCB which investigated the abduction of a school principal from Vijayanagar in February this year has booked a woman and seven others under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The prime accused in the case, Ravi A, who claimed to be an RTI activist and the president of Karnataka Students’ Parents’ Association, had abducted 68-year-old Bhadraiah, principal of Kiran Public School on February 19. Police said Ravi planned to demand a ransom of Rs 2 crore from Bhadraiah for his release but freed him after five days when he learnt the CCB was hunting for him.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A senior officer said Ravi who was earlier arrested by the Rajagopal Nagar police in an extortion case filed by Bhadraiah wanted to take revenge and ganged up with Lakshman Poojary, a gun dealer, and his gang to executive his criminal activities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police arrested Ravi along with Poojary, Karthik M Doulath, Daniel Devraj, Ayyappa, Kotresh, Ramakrishna and Manjushri.</p>
