Six arrested for kidnapping realtor, extortion
Bengaluru (PTI): Six people were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a realtor and extorting Rs 2.9 lakh from him, police said on Wednesday.
Among those arrested by the Central Crime Branch of the Bengaluru police, four were rowdy-sheeters, they said
According to police, Manoj Kumar had lent Rs 1.2 lakh through Rajesh to film director Nanda Kishore. When Kumar demanded the money back after a year, Rajesh allegedly decided to kidnap him and seek ransom, upon learning that he had made a lot of money through real estate business recently.
Citing investigation, a senior police officer said that to execute his plan, accused Rajesh allegedly roped in the others and called Kumar to Modi Hospital Road on August 26 on the pretext of returning money and kidnapped him.
They allegedly kidnapped him in a car, drove him around Nelamangala, Dobbaspet and other locations, and confined him in a lodge where he was threatened and forced to transfer Rs 2.96 lakh, he said.
The next day, they released him after demanding an additional Rs 10 lakh.
Later, Kumar approached the police and lodged a complaint following which a case was registered and the accused were arrested, police said.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
