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Gang poses as Lokayukta staff, kidnaps engineer

Updated on: 16 December,2010 07:09 AM IST  | 
Imran Gowhar |

A gang introducing themselves as Lokayukta investigators kidnapped an engineer at 11.30 pm yesterday. The gang had called him for a meeting, following which they whisked him away in their car

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A gang introducing themselves as Lokayukta investigators kidnapped an engineer at 11.30 pm yesterday. The gang had called him for a meeting, following which they whisked him away in their car.

The kidnappers later called his family, demanding Rs 11 lakh. The family members expressed their inability to arrange such a huge amount, but agreed to pay Rs 3 lakh immediately. The amount was delivered near Town Hall, but the victim was not released.

The Cubbon Park police, who have taken up a kidnapping case have set out on au00a0 manhunt for the kidnappers.u00a0 ACP Devraj refused to comment, stating that this was a sensitive issue and he does not want to put the victim's life at risk.




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