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Bakery Owner Kidnapped Over Bail Betrayal
23 Jul
Summary
- Bakery owner kidnapped for failing to arrange bail.
- Demand of Rs 2 lakh made for friend's release from prison.
- Five suspects detained under Goondas Act for prior offenses.
Five individuals have been detained under the Goondas Act following the kidnapping and extortion of a Coimbatore bakery owner. The victim, Velmurugan, was abducted on June 17 by a gang demanding Rs 2 lakh. This demand stemmed from Velmurugan's failure to arrange bail for his friend, Nagaraj, who was incarcerated with him.
Velmurugan, upon his release on bail in December, had allegedly promised to help Nagaraj secure his release within a month. However, after five months passed without action, Nagaraj, from within Coimbatore Central Prison, allegedly instructed his associate Isakki to kidnap Velmurugan. Isakki then assembled eight others for the operation.
The gang forcefully took Velmurugan from his bakery, held him in a secluded location, assaulted him, and issued the ransom demand. They later abandoned him near Saravanampatti after threatening his life should he fail to pay. Following Velmurugan's complaint, police arrested all nine suspects on June 19. The detention under the Goondas Act, enacted on Wednesday, targets those with existing criminal cases.
