Five arrested for kidnapping, torturing student for extortion
Five individuals have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a 19-year-old student in an extortion attempt. The victim's mother reported the incident after her son was coerced into transferring money to the accused. The police are continuing their investigation into the case, which involved severe threats and physical abuse.
- ▪The accused include students and employees from a private firm.
- ▪The victim was forced to transfer ₹9,000 to one of the accused's bank accounts.
- ▪The police arrested the suspects after the victim's mother filed a complaint.
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The Soladevanahalli police have arrested five persons, including students and private firm employees, for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a 19-year-old student to extort money from him.The accused have been identified as Dikshith Gonzales, Dikshith, Shashank, Swaroop and Narasimha. They have been booked under charges related to unlawful assembly, kidnapping for ransom, voluntarily causing hurt using dangerous weapons, criminal intimidation and other relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).According to the police, the case came to light after the victim’s mother, Anet Vinaya Sequera, filed a complaint at the police station on May 23.In her complaint, she alleged that her son, Steev Aron Raj, was called by his friends — Dikshith Anthony Gonzales, Dikshith, Swaroop, Akash…
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