11 arrested for kidnapping two techies in Bengaluru; one techie accused of rape

Bengaluru Police in Bengaluru arrested 11 persons for allegedly kidnapping two 23-year-old software engineers and demanding ransom from the father of one of the victims. The police rescued the victims within six hours of registering the case. The kidnapping allegedly stemmed from a dispute involving one of the techies, who was accused of raping a woman friend of one of the techies, police sources said. According to the police, B. Ramana, a native of Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh, filed a complaint on October 28, stating that his son B. Mahendra, 23, and his friend Tarun, 23, a native of Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh, had been kidnapped between 2.50 a.m. and 6 a.m. that day. The two were staying within the Marathahalli Police Station limits. During the investigation, police examined CCTV camera footage and used technical evidence to identify and apprehend 11 suspects, including a 21-year-old woman.