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Bengaluru Man Stages Own Kidnapping to Extort INR90 Lakh from Father
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Staged Kidnapping and Extortion Attempt
On September 28, 40-year-old Manish left his Bengaluru home, telling his 62-year-old father that he was traveling to Gadag for a money-related transaction and would return the next morning. The father did not hear from him, and on September 30 around 8:30 a.m. received a WhatsApp call from Manish’s number in which an unknown voice claimed Manish had been kidnapped and demanded INR90 lakh for his release, sending photographs of a tied-up figure. Police traced the call to a second number, located a room in a village near Belur, Hassan district, and found Manish asleep with two accomplices in the early hours of October 1.
Police Investigation and Arrests
Technical surveillance and mobile-phone tracking led Rajarajeshwari Nagar police to the location. Officers arrested Manish and the two friends identified as co-conspirators. A case was registered, and all three were remanded in judicial custody at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison. According to police, Manish had lost money in another business transaction and devised the fake kidnapping to obtain funds from his father.
Data & Statistics
- Extortion demand: INR90 lakh (? US $108,000).
- Dates: September 28 (departure), September 30 (ransom call), October 1 (arrest).
- Location of arrest: village near Belur, Hassan district, about 180 km from Bengaluru.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
The father’s surname is reported differently: NDTV and Indian Express name him Manohar Patel, while New Indian Express refers to him as Manohar Patil. Sources agree on the son’s first name, Manish, but do not disclose his full surname. No court proceedings or sentencing details have been released.
Verbatim Quotes
- “This was not an actual kidnapping for ransom, but a plan hatched by the person who claimed to have been kidnapped because he was in need of some money, and since his father was not giving him the money which he required, he made this whole plan of being kidnapped to demand money from his parents,” — Yathish, Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Division.