Two arrested in Thalavadi businessman kidnap case

Two persons progressive successful the kidnapping of a businessman from Thalavadi hills were arrested by the constabulary connected Monday.

On December 3, P. Kishore Kumar, who runs a textile store and a hardware store and is progressive successful aggregate businesses, went for his regular nighttime locomotion on Thalavadi–Thalamalai Road aft closing his shop. He was speaking connected the telephone with his younger brother, Rakesh Kumar, a doc astatine a backstage infirmary successful Coimbatore, erstwhile helium abruptly screamed for help. The telephone got disconnected immediately, and consequent attempts to scope him failed arsenic his mobile telephone was switched off.

Rakesh Kumar lodged a ailment with the Thalavadi police, who registered a lawsuit and launched a hunt operation. As constabulary intensified the search, the kidnappers abandoned Kishore Kumar successful the Kumbaragundi wood country adjacent the Tamil Nadu–Karnataka border.

On Monday, acting connected a tip-off, constabulary intercepted a authorities autobus travelling from Sathyamangalam to Kollegal adjacent the Bannari check-post and detained 2 suspects. They were identified arsenic Devaraj, 57, of Kolipalya successful Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, and Manjunathan, 30, of Chikkagajanur successful Thalavadi.

During interrogation, the accused reportedly confessed to kidnapping Kishore Kumar with the volition of extorting wealth from his family. Police said efforts were nether mode to hint the different persons progressive successful the crime.