<p>A YouTuber ganged up with a rowdy to kidnap two employees of a foodstuffs distribution company in July. Police arrested them along with four other suspects after a month-long manhunt.</p>.<p>Ramesh alias Kulli, a rowdy-sheeter, and Santosh Kumar alias Dravid, a reporter at a YouTube news channel named Samraat, are accused of kidnapping the employees of Sai Food in Kurubarahalli, North Bengaluru, around 11 am on July 17.</p>.<p>The pair, with help from four other men, allegedly kidnapped Keshavamurthy and Manjunath when the latter were travelling in a Maruti Eco to supply groceries to restaurants in Whitefield.</p>.<p>Kumar later called up Sreenivasa A, the manager of the company, asking him to tell the own to call him.</p>.<p>But the owner didn't call them, forcing the gang to change tack. The suspects drove towards Sarjapur and eventually released the duo.</p>.<p>The firm's manager told the police that Kumar had visited their warehouse four months ago, introduced himself as a "reporter" for Samraat news channel and took videos of various products there. He later tried to blackmail the company, saying it sold expired goods and "expose" it by broadcasting a video on the YouTube channel.</p>.<p>He wanted the firm's owner to contact him if he didn't want the "news" to be published, according to the manager's police complaint.</p>
<p>A YouTuber ganged up with a rowdy to kidnap two employees of a foodstuffs distribution company in July. Police arrested them along with four other suspects after a month-long manhunt.</p>.<p>Ramesh alias Kulli, a rowdy-sheeter, and Santosh Kumar alias Dravid, a reporter at a YouTube news channel named Samraat, are accused of kidnapping the employees of Sai Food in Kurubarahalli, North Bengaluru, around 11 am on July 17.</p>.<p>The pair, with help from four other men, allegedly kidnapped Keshavamurthy and Manjunath when the latter were travelling in a Maruti Eco to supply groceries to restaurants in Whitefield.</p>.<p>Kumar later called up Sreenivasa A, the manager of the company, asking him to tell the own to call him.</p>.<p>But the owner didn't call them, forcing the gang to change tack. The suspects drove towards Sarjapur and eventually released the duo.</p>.<p>The firm's manager told the police that Kumar had visited their warehouse four months ago, introduced himself as a "reporter" for Samraat news channel and took videos of various products there. He later tried to blackmail the company, saying it sold expired goods and "expose" it by broadcasting a video on the YouTube channel.</p>.<p>He wanted the firm's owner to contact him if he didn't want the "news" to be published, according to the manager's police complaint.</p>
