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A city-based realtor, G. K. Shankar, has allegedly received ransom menace calls from a idiosyncratic identifying himself arsenic “Vicky Shetty” and claiming to beryllium an operative of the underworld.
Vicky Shetty is an underworld operative hailing from Mangaluru, said to beryllium based abroad, and a erstwhile adjutant of different underworld operative Ravi Poojary arrested by Karnataka Police successful 2020.
According to sources, Mr. Shankar received the archetypal telephone a fewer days ago. During the conversation, the caller allegedly claimed to beryllium Vicky Shetty and demanded ransom wealth from the realtor. The caller besides reportedly threatened to termination Shankar during his son’s wedding ceremonial if the demanded wealth was not paid.
Initially, Shankar ignored the calls, believing them to beryllium a prank. However, aft receiving repeated menace calls, helium approached the constabulary and lodged a ceremonial complaint. Based connected the complaint, constabulary person registered a lawsuit and initiated an probe into the matter.
Preliminary enquiry revealed that the threats were made done internet-based calls received connected Shankar’s mobile phone. Police are present moving to hint the root of the calls and place the accused down the extortion attempt.
