Four held in Chennai for kidnapping Sri Lankan

Four persons, including a woman, were arrested on Thursday in Chennai for kidnapping a Sri Lankan who came to the city, and holding him for ransom.

A woman from Sri Lanka contacted the City Police control room and said her father Mohammed Shyam, (50) had come to Chennai for business and was staying at Parry’s corner in Mannady. She added that a person had called her from her father’s number and demanded INR 1.5 million to release him.

The North Beach Police registered a case and took up investigation. After investigating, a team arrested K. Chithra, 43, Riyaz Askhar, 47, of Anna Nagar West; Velmurugan, 41; and K. Dinesh, 31, of West K.K. Nagar, and rescued Shyam. One car was also seized from the accused.

(The Hindu)

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