‘Rained bricks on him’: UK-returned grad kidnaps, kills neighbour’s son in B'luru
A UK-returned MTech graduate in Bengaluru kidnapped and killed a 13-year-old neighbor's son, intending to extort Rs 1 crore from the boy's father to pay off family debts. The accused, Wala Bhaskar Reddy, and an accomplice bludgeoned the boy to death after recording a video for ransom, but Reddy was arrested after crashing his SUV while transporting the body.
Why it matters
This tragic incident highlights the desperate measures some individuals take due to financial distress, leading to severe criminal acts, and underscores the importance of community safety and vigilance.
BENGALURU: A UK-returned MTech graduate, who had recently joined an infrastructure company, has been arrested on charges of kidnapping and killing the 13-year-old son of his former neighbour in Bengaluru Urban district on Wednesday night.Police said the accused, Wala Bhaskar Reddy, allegedly planned to extort Rs 1 crore from the boy’s realtor father to repay his family’s debts amounting to Rs 3 crore. His accomplice in the murder, identified as Edukondalu, is on the run.Based on preliminary investigations, police officers said the Reddys and the family of M Prajwal, a Class VIII student, were neighbours in Yelahanka before the latter moved to another lane in the locality. On Wednesday, Bhaskar allegedly picked up Prajwal near his house in his compact SUV, telling him they would buy firecrackers.
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