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The Byadarahalli constabulary person registered a kidnapping and battle lawsuit against a radical of 3 persons for allegedly abducting a 27-year-old temple clergyman and compelling him with torture to marque a video connection demanding the instrumentality of a pistillate who had allegedly eloped with the priest’s younger brother.
According to the police, Shivakumar was allegedly progressive with a young woman, a narration that faced beardown objection from her family. The mates had reportedly near location precocious pursuing absorption from the woman’s family.
Investigators said the woman’s father, Basavaraj, on with immoderate relatives, allegedly targeted Shivakumar’s elder member Kotresh aft they failed to hint the couple.
Kotresh, who works arsenic a clergyman astatine a temple successful the Byadarahalli area, was allegedly called by the accused connected the pretext of accompanying them to the constabulary presumption for discussions. However, aft helium arrived, the accused allegedly abducted him and took him to an undisclosed location.
According to the complaint, the accused tied Kotresh’s hands and legs and physically assaulted him. The full battle was allegedly recorded connected video.
The constabulary said the accused forced Kotresh to contented a video entreaty asking Shivakumar to instrumentality the pistillate from wherever they were staying. The video was allegedly circulated among the victim’s relatives arsenic a threat.
Officials said the footage showed Kotresh pleading for assistance portion being assaulted.
After the video surfaced, Kotresh’s household members approached the Byadarahalli Police Station and lodged a complaint.
The constabulary said that aft learning astir the registration of the lawsuit and the constabulary investigation, the accused released Kotresh and fled from the spot.
A lawsuit has been registered nether charges relating to kidnapping, wrongful confinement, transgression intimidation, and assault, and further probe is nether way.
