After FIR against TDP MLA for abduction of Bengaluru businessman, police clarify he was detained by Andhra Pradesh police
Bengaluru police clarified that a businessman reported as abducted by a TDP MLA was actually taken into custody by Andhra Pradesh police regarding a pending legal case. The initial FIR was filed based on a complaint from the businessman's wife, who alleged a violent abduction.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the complexities of inter-state police coordination and the potential for confusion in high-profile legal disputes.
After filing an FIR against Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA Putta Sudhakar for alleged abduction of a businessman from R.R. Nagar on Sunday, based on his wife’s complaint, the Bengaluru City Police on Monday clarified that the businessman Raviprakash, 65, was not abducted, but was taken into custody by the Andhra Pradesh police in connection with a case registered at Mydukur Police Station in Andhra Pradesh.
According to the complaint, Sabina and her husband were travelling in their car around 10.15 a.m. on August 30, when four vehicles, allegedly without number plates, blocked their way. She alleged that 10-15 men pulled Prakash out of the car, assaulted and dragged him into another vehicle.
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