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Bengaluru Police Arrest 11 Suspects in Software Engineers Kidnapping

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Police in Bengaluru arrested 11 suspects for kidnapping two software engineers.
The kidnapping occurred between 2:50 a.m. and 6 a.m. on October 28, 2026.
Victims were rescued within six hours of the kidnapping complaint.
Police said the abduction was retaliation for Mahendra’s alleged rape on October 24.
Arrests included a 21-year-old woman and ten men aged 20-31, all taken into custody.

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History

The 26/11 attacks on 26-29 November 2008, carried out by ten Lashkar-e-Taiba gunmen, killed 175 people and led India to create the National Investigation Agency and the anti-terror UAPA law. Those steps spawned elite units like Force One and expanded rapid-response forces. In October 2026, Bengaluru police arrested eleven suspects in a midnight kidnapping and drug-bomb plot, showing the lasting focus on swift counter-terror action.

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The 26/11 attacks on 26-29 November 2008, carried out by ten Lashkar-e-Taiba gunmen, killed 175 people and led India to create the National Investigation Agency and the anti-terror UAPA law. Those steps spawned elite units like Force One and expanded rapid-response forces. In October 2026, Bengaluru police arrested eleven suspects in a midnight kidnapping and drug-bomb plot, showing the lasting focus on swift counter-terror action.

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