BENGALURU: In a case that took an unusual turn during an abduction probe, Bengaluru police rescued a software engineer and his roommate within six hours of receiving a kidnapping complaint, only to discover that the engineer had allegedly raped his girlfriend, who was among those accused of abducting him.The 21-year-old woman allegedly planned the kidnapping with the help of 10 others on October 28 in Marathahalli, seeking to punish the engineer, police sources said on Thursday. Police arrested all 11 people on charges of kidnapping and illegal confinement.The accused have been identified as Galeti Rajkumar alias Raj (24), the 21-year-old woman, Marripati Manjunath alias Manja (23), Chenigepalli Loknath (22), Bandlapalli Suhail (22), Narendra Reddy (22), Shiva Subramanyam (24), Saleem Pasha (30), Nayeem Pasha (31), Shabaz (26) and Gali Rajesh (20).The case came to light when police were investigating an abduction complaint involving people from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. During the investigation, they learnt that the 23-year-old engineer, B Mahendra, had allegedly raped the woman, police sources said.According to police, B Ramana, a resident of Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh, lodged a complaint stating that his son Mahendra and his roommate Tarun, a native of Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh, had been kidnapped by a group of people within the jurisdiction of Marathahalli police station in Bengaluru in the early hours of Wednesday.Police examined CCTV footage and used modern technology to investigate the incident from various angles. They took 11 people into custody in connection with the case, including the 21-year-old woman.“During questioning, the accused allegedly confessed to conspiring together to commit the crime and kidnapping the two men for money,” police said.Police traced the accused and rescued Mahendra and Tarun “within six hours of registering the case on October 28”.During the investigation, police also learnt that Mahendra had allegedly raped the woman.Based on the woman’s complaint, a separate case was registered at Marathahalli police station. Police questioned and arrested Mahendra and Tarun in connection with the matter.(With PTI inputs)
