A complex criminal dispute in Bengaluru's tech corridor has culminated in the detention of both the captors and the captives, unraveling a layered case of personal vendetta, extortion, and sexual assault allegations. Local law enforcement officers successfully located and freed two software professionals who had been held hostage in the Whitefield division. However, the rescue operation swiftly transformed into a dual investigation when a 21-year-old woman, identified as the mastermind behind the abduction, formally accused one of the freed men of rape. Consequently, police placed 11 kidnapping suspects in custody while simultaneously booking and arresting both rescued tech workers.
Father's Alert Sparks Rapid Six-Hour Operation
The incident surfaced on Wednesday, October 28, after a worried father named Ramana, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, reached out to the Marathahalli police station. Ramana informed officials that his 23-year-old son, B. Mahendra, alongside his roommate Yeriboyina Tarun, also 23, had suddenly vanished from their shared residence in the Marathahalli area where they lived while working as technology specialists. The timeline provided to the authorities indicated that the two young men were abducted in the early hours of Wednesday between 2:50 AM and 6:00 AM.
Following the formal distress report, a dedicated investigative unit spearheaded by Marathahalli Police Inspector Puneeth B.N. sprang into action. Officers scrutinized surrounding closed-circuit television recordings and activated technical surveillance parameters across multiple transit points. Within a span of six hours, the police traced the whereabouts of the criminal syndicate, secured the unharmed release of the two captives, and rounded up 11 individuals implicated in orchestrating the illegal confinement.
How a Personal Vendetta Escalated into Extortion
Interrogation of the detained suspects disclosed the motive that triggered the abduction. According to statements given to the police, the 21-year-old woman claimed she had been subjected to sexual assault by B. Mahendra between 1:30 AM and 4:00 AM on the morning of Saturday, October 24. Rather than approaching law enforcement authorities immediately after the alleged assault, the woman chose to take matters into her own hands by enlisting acquaintances to retaliate against the techie.
Investigators noted that while the initial objective was rooted strictly in revenge, the plot quickly devolved into an extortion scheme as the captors demanded ransom money from B. Mahendra's father. Once the police extracted the captives, the woman lodged a formal rape complaint against B. Mahendra. Acting on her statement, the Marathahalli police registered a separate sexual assault case and promptly arrested both B. Mahendra and his flatmate Yeriboyina Tarun.
Identity of the Eleven Suspects in Custody
Police authorities released the details of all 11 suspects taken into custody for their roles in the kidnapping and extortion racket. The group includes 24-year-old Galeti Raja Kumar alias Raj, the 21-year-old complainant woman, 23-year-old Marripathi Manjunath alias Manju, 22-year-old Chinigepalli Loknath, 22-year-old Bandlapalli Suhail, 22-year-old Gangareddygari Narendra Reddy, 24-year-old Shiva Subramaniam, 30-year-old Saleem Pasha, 31-year-old Nayeem Pasha, 26-year-old Shabaz, and 20-year-old Gali Rajesh. All accused individuals now face charges related to violent abduction and unlawful demands, alongside the parallel proceedings initiated against the IT professionals.
