In a swift action, police rescue contractor kidnapped over financial dispute, arrest 10; search on for more accused

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The 10 accused who person  been arrested successful  transportation  with the kidnap of a contractor successful  Hubballi.

The 10 accused who person been arrested successful transportation with the kidnap of a contractor successful Hubballi. | Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE

Acting swiftly connected a ailment of kidnap of a contractor implicit a fiscal quality successful Hubballi, the Hubballi-Dharwad Police rescued the kidnapped contractor wrong a mates of hours of the ailment and arrested 10 radical successful this connection.

Briefing presspersons connected the cognition successful Hubballi connected Thursday, Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar said that connected Wednesday day Arvind Chavan, a nonmigratory of Surya Nagar successful Hubballi, lodged the ailment with the constabulary astir his younger member and contractor Mohan Chavan being abducted by a radical of 15 to 20 people.

“As per accusation fixed by Arvind Chavan, the accused Basappa Dalawai from Bailhongal on with galore others barged into his bureau astatine Laxmi Nagar adjacent Tolanakere successful Hubballi, threatened the bureau unit with dire consequences and then, abducted his younger member Mohan Chavan. The culprits came successful vehicles that did not have fig plates,” helium said.

“Immediately, constabulary of some Dharwad territory and Belagavi territory were alerted to hint vehicles utilized for the abduction. When a constabulary squad tried to intercept them adjacent Hubballi Airport, they sped distant aft driving menacingly towards the policemen. However, different squad of policemen managed to intercept 1 of the vehicles successful which the main accused Basappa Dalawai was trying to flight adjacent KC Park successful Dharwad. Late successful the evening, the car successful which the kidnapped contractor was being taken distant was intercepted adjacent Muragod successful Bailhongal taluk and Mohan Chavan was rescued,” Mr. Shashikumar said.

He said that prima facie the motive down the abduction was to get backmost pending outgo from the contractor. “Basappa Dalawai utilized to instrumentality sub-contracts for assorted works and it has been revealed that the contractor has not paid him dues of astir ₹85 lakh. We are yet to analyse the contented further to find retired whether determination are immoderate different related issues. As the unfortunate suffered a caput injury, we are yet to get further accusation from him,” helium said.

Mr. Shashikumar said that the main motive seemed to beryllium getting backmost the dues, arsenic aft abducting Mohan Chavan, the accused spoke to his household members demanding money. They allowed Mohan Chavan excessively to talk to his household members. “The accomplices of Basappa Dalawai are chiefly manpower suppliers who excessively person not received outgo for labour they supplied,” helium added.

The Police Commissioner gave the names of the arrested arsenic Basappa Dalawai (main accused), Krishnappa Badiger, Majid Sab Nadaf, Rudrappa Bhajantri, Shankar Hiremetri, Nazeer Makandar, Hanumanth Kallakutar, Channappa Manawaddar, Shekhappa Kallawaddar and Bhimappa Kallawaddar, each from Bailhongal.

He said that the constabulary are connected the look-out for the remaining accused. In all, 3 cases, including 2 pertaining to enactment amounting to battle connected constabulary personnel, person been registered successful transportation with the incident.

Deputy Commissioners Mahaning Nandagavi and C.R. Raveesh, Circle Inspector of Police M.S. Hugar and others were present.

Published - October 09, 2025 07:13 p.m. IST

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