Overview

• The Central Crime Branch detained six suspects after a 25-year-old realtor reported being abducted and forced to transfer roughly ₹2.9 lakh.
• Those arrested are Rajesh Kumar (alias Appi/J D Mara Appi), Srinivas (alias Bombay Seena), Lokesh (alias Loki), Naveen, Somaiah and Yukesh.
• Four of the suspects are registered rowdy-sheeters, and police are checking whether they are connected to similar offences.
• Investigators say Manoj Kumar was lured on August 26 to Modi Hospital Road, driven through Nelamangala and Dabaspet, confined in a lodge, and compelled to transfer about ₹2.96 lakh.
• The group allegedly demanded a further ₹10 lakh before releasing him the next day, after which he filed a complaint that led to kidnapping and extortion charges; police are also verifying the reported film-director link behind the original loan.