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Hyderabad Police Arrest Estranged Wife, 9 Others in Kidnap-for-Ransom Plot

Police say she promised the gang ₹1 crore to seize assets from a recent property sale.

Overview

  • Amberpet police said M. Madhavi Latha is accused of orchestrating the abduction of her husband, Mantri Shyam, with nine alleged accomplices now in custody.
  • Shyam was kidnapped from DD Colony on October 29, taken to Vijayawada where a ₹10 lakh ransom was demanded, brought back to Hyderabad, and he escaped on October 31 in Banjara Hills.
  • Investigators allege the group rented a flat next to the victim’s home and conducted surveillance before executing the plan.
  • Officers seized three cars, two two-wheelers, six mobile phones and other material evidence connected to the case.
  • DCP B. Bala Swamy said several suspects remain at large, and police teams continue to trace those absconding as the probe advances.