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In a late-night operation, the Southeast Division Police rescued the proprietor of a BPO institution successful Koramangala who was abducted by a pack posing arsenic constabulary officers and extorted ₹18.90 lakh from him.
Eight persons, including a constabulary constable serving successful the Kolar district, person been arrested.
The incidental took spot astir midnight connected Friday erstwhile the accused barged into a telephone centre operated by Pavan. They claimed to beryllium constabulary unit conducting a cybercrime inspection.
The BPO, which works with US-based clients, functions passim the night.
According to police, the pack accused the employees of cyber fraud, threatened them, and forced Pavan into a conveyance connected the pretext of taking him for inquiry. Instead, they drove him to Malur, wherever helium was held hostage for astir 3 hours. The suspects demanded money, and erstwhile Pavan was incapable to retreat cash, they forced him to transportation ₹18.90 lakh into definite slope accounts they provided to Pavan.
Meanwhile, employees astatine the telephone centre grew suspicious alerted the police. Pavan besides managed to nonstop a distress message. Around 3 a.m., the city’s exigency helpline 112 received the complaint.
Police teams tracked the question of the accused and managed to find some the abductors and the unfortunate wrong hours. All 8 accused were arrested, and 2 cars utilized successful the transgression were seized.
Police person said further probe is connected to find whether the pack was progressive successful akin offences earlier.
