Bengaluru: The police have launched a search for the 19-year-old son of an Income Tax official who has been missing since Wednesday.

According to the police, the kidnappers have demanded a ransom of Rs. 50 lakh for his safe return.

The police said the victim, a 19-year-old second year student of automobile engineering, had left his house at Ullal on his new motorbike at 6.30 pm on September 12, telling his parents that he was going to meet his friends.

However, when he did not return home till 8.30 pm, his parents got worried. They informed the police and a case was registered.

“The boy’s mother called him many times but the calls went unanswered. Today, his parents and sister received a WhatsApp video from his mobile phone, in which the boy is seen asking them to arrange Rs. 50 lakh towards his ransom,” said a police officer associated with the investigation.