Bengaluru: Four people, including a realtor, were arrested by the Hebbal police for abducting a call centre owner to extort money and a car from him.
The police arrested Waseem, a friend of the 36-year-old victim Jita Mitra, and his four associates Salman, Pradeep Sagar and Sunil Yuvaraj who had abducted Mitra on May 7.
Mitra had business dealings with Waseem and had invested in real estate with Waseem that earned him big returns. But Waseem, who had not earned equally well, hatched a plan to kidnap Mitra to get a big ransom.
Waseem formed a crime team, asked them to bump into Mitra's car at an isolated place and pick up an argument before kidnapping him on May 7. When it went according to the plan, they took Mitra to a deserted area and tortured. They asked Mitra to call up his friend and ask him to get money. Mitra, without knowing his involvement, called up Waseem and asked him to get Rs 2 lakh. Waseem informed his associates to release Mitra before telling him that the money had been paid, while no cash changed hands.
Mitra filed a complaint with the Hebbal police, who summoned Waseem to get details of the ransom paid. But he started avoiding, raising their suspicion. When he was detained and interrogated, he cracked admitting to hatching the plot. Another accused Syed is on the run.
