Bengaluru: The C.K. Achukattu police have arrested two people who claimed they were rowdies and extorted a businessman of Rs 90 lakh. The accused have been identified as Gurumurthy K.R. (31), a resident of Kumbalgod, and Prakash T (30), a resident of Sunkadakatte.
The police said a businessman received a phone call on August 30 afternoon. The caller introduced himself as Magadi Ravi and claimed he had 60 criminal cases against him. He said that he has been given supari of Rs 75 lakh by someone to kill the businessman. He then told the businessman that if he paid Rs 25 lakh extra, Rs 1 crore, he would spare him. The caller also threatened that he knew to which school and college the businessman’s son and daughter went, and would finish all his family members if he did not pay up.
The scared businessman arranged Rs 90 lakh and contacted the accused on September 1 around 9 pm. The accused asked him to bring the money near Nagarabavi Flyover. When he went there, they directed him to keep the money bag in the car and go away without looking back. The businessman followed their instruction and after 10 minutes again the accused called him and told that the money was taken and he can take his car. The businessman returned to the car and left for home.
“Two days later, again the accused called him and demanded for Rs 25 lakh. The businessman then decided to file a police complaint. Based on the mobile number used by the accused, they were traced and arrested. It was revealed that accused Gurumurthy was earlier working as car driver for the complainant. After leaving the job, he had borrowed money from others and had incurred huge debt. Thus, he hatched a conspiracy to extort his former employer,” the police said.
