Cops seize 2 cars, bikes used by gang arrested for blackmailing medical students
Mangalore Today News Network
Mangalore, Dec 24, 2013 : Two cars and bikes used by the eight members of the gang of kidnappers and blackmailers who were arrested recently, have been seized by the police. It is learnt, one of the seized car belonged to Shameer, an accused who has been arrested,while another car belonged to a doctor named Ahmed.
Investigations have revealed that all the eight had escaped towards Kerala in the cars after their blackmail attempt proved unsuccessful and police began a search for them on the basis of the complaint lodged by the victim girl student.
It is learnt, the car of Shameer was seized in Suratkal as Shameer had taken it to Suratkal after the kidnapped students were released. Meanwhile, the other car was seized at Manjeshwar. The two bikes belonging to the accused have been seized in Katipalla and Mangalore.
Police have also visited Ira in Bantwal and also Kerala border area where the students were allegedly taken after kidnapping them. As already reported, even the arrested kidnappers have been taken to the spot of the crime.
The incident had taken place on December 18, at around 11 pm, when the two medical students of a private college at Derlakatte were sitting inside their car outside a bar. The accused had kidnapped them in a car, took them to an isolated house where they had taken obscene pictures and videos of the students.
They had then threatened the students to release the video clips and demanded Rs 25 lakhs. When the students had agreed to pay Rs 3 lakhs they were released. The girl had then lodged a complaint with Konaje police through a lady advocate.
The arrested are , Shameer (21) of Derlakatte, Iqbal (23) of Derlakatte, Rauf (22) of Derlakatte Naas (28) of Mudipu, Nisar (18) of Manjanady, Harshad (28) of Derlakatte, Sharfan Hussain (21) of Derlakatte, Shamsuddin (23) of Suratkal, Nawaz (28) of Mudipu and Sharfan Hussain (21) of Derlakatte. Three of them are said to be rowdy sheeters.