Madikeri:Group of ten people with the help of young girls who have been reportedly been reportedly blackmailing and extorting money from businessmen across Mangalore, Bangalore and Kerala by using young girls.
This incident came to light as a complaint was registered a man named Anoop at Kadri police station in Mangalore. He said that, a girl used to visit his stationery shop every time and is to speak him in a very frienly manner , as their friendship grew she asked his phone number.Few weeks later she happened to invite Anoop to a guest house at Madikeri and on her request he did go to Madikeri , where he was was welcomed by man, while man also guided Anoop to the guest house.At the guest house, when Anoop and the girl began to talk a group of Three men entered and objected to his presence with the girl. Later on to keep this incident a secrete, they demanded money from him. He gave away Rs 5,000 and his gold chain worth Rs 50,000.
The Madikeri police has been trying to nab the gang and they have also arrested three members of the gang and are in the look out of the rest.
This is one amongst the several cases registered in Mangalore, Bangalore and Kerala police station.
The three prime accused are Yaqoob Ali from Madikeri, Rehaman Ali from Uppinangady and Manikanta from Kasargod.
While a similar kind of an incident has also been reported by an Mangalore-based businessman Ratan DSouza , who was kidnapped from Bangalore with the help of a girl. Bangalore police have identified Yaqoob as the prime suspect in this kidnap case.
Kadri police station has another case against Abdul Rehaman pertaining to blackmail of a Kerala resident in a similar way.
Madikeri police commissioner Anucheth said,that “all ten members including two girls will be arrested soon with the help of the three men who have been nabbed”.
With the co-operation CCB circle inspector R Satish Kumar and the other police officials Mohan, Sukumar, Sitarama, Raja, Yogesh, Niranahana, Theertha Kumar, Rajesh they were able to carry out the opertion.
