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Four held for abducting student for ransom in BTM layout

Updated on: 14 April,2026 09:06 AM IST  |  Bengaluru
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Four senior students, including two former ones, were arrested for allegedly abducting a 19-year-old college student from near his hostel in BTM Layout, Bengaluru. The accused demanded a ransom of Rs 50,000, but police intervened swiftly and rescued the victim within four hours. An investigation is underway

Four held for abducting student for ransom in BTM layout

All of the accused are aged between 19 and 23 years. Pic/X @reporter_tv

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Four (two former) senior students of the same college-were arrested for allegedly abducting a 19-year-old from his hostel in the city and later demanding a ransom of Rs 50,000 for his release, police said on Monday.

The victim, a first-year BBM student, was abducted by the accused on April 11 at around 7.50 pm near his hostel in BTM Layout, they said. However, the Madiwala police foiled the plan within four hours and rescued the kidnapped student, a native of Odisha, police said.


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