Man wanted in 31 kidnap cases arrested
The Madiwala police has arrested the “most wanted” kidnapper, Janardhanachari, alias Babu, alias Ravi, who allegedly kidnapped and robbed minor girls. In some cases, he had also allegedly raped the girls. In the last two months, he was involved in 31 kidnap cases, the police said.
Ravi, who is 30 years old, is a resident of Rampura village in Hoskote taluk in Bengaluru Rural district.
He had abducted a 12-year-old girl from a Venkateshwara Layout in Madiwala and taken her to a lodge. “Based on the complaint filed by the girl’s mother, we had launched a manhunt. We had credible information on his location. We raided the lodge and arrested him,” the police said.
Giving details of Ravi’s modus operandi, police commissioner Raghavendra H. Auradkar said the accused stole motorcycles and scouted for minor girls wearing jewellery. “He targeted girls near schools, wedding halls and shopping areas. He introduced himself to these girls as their parents’ friend, and got all the details. He would then pretend to call their parents from his mobile and then tell the victims that he had to invite their parents for a Sathyanarayana puja and had to give sarees to their mother. He would take the girls to deserted areas and ask them to remove the jewellery,” he said.
and give it to him as there were thieves and robbers around. He would then drop the girls near their houses and flee. He would sell the jewellery and make money,” Mr Auradkar said.
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