After Bengaluru businessman’s arrest, his wife also accused of attempt to murder

According to Murali Mohan’s complaint, the four men barged into his house and attacked him, acting on the instructions of Prakash and his wife. He said he had suffered injuries to his back and shoulder. The group allegedly also attacked another person who tried to intervene.

“Sabina Prakash has been named as the sixth accused in the FIR, but her role is yet to be established. The other five accused named in the case have been arrested,” said a senior Andhra Pradesh police officer.

According to the FIR, the attack was linked to a land dispute between Murali Mohan, Putta Ravi Kumar – the son of Andhra MLA Putta Sudhakar – and Ravi Prakash.

On August 30, Ravi Prakash was leaving his farmhouse on the outskirts of Bengaluru when a group in unnumbered vehicles allegedly blocked his way, assaulted him, and forced him into a car.

Ravi Prakash’s family informed about arrest: Police

The Andhra police officer said, “After arresting Ravi Prakash, the team sent an email and a message to the Bengaluru police. An SI was also sent to the local police station, where he explained the case and informed them about the arrest.”

He claimed a policeman was sent to Ravi Prakash’s family to inform them about the arrest. However, he alleged, the family and local people gathered around the car and blocked its way. The vehicle used by the Andhra police team was later seized by the Bengaluru police.

Questions have been raised over whether the right procedure was followed in taking an accused from one state to another. Any accused has to be produced before the local jurisdictional magistrate for transit remand before being taken to another state. This was not done in Ravi Prakash’s case, Bengaluru police sources point out.

Family disputes Andhra Police claims

Ravi Prakash’s daughter Rupali has disputed the allegations against her father and has doubled down on the kidnapping accusation. She told reporters that her father was forcibly taken from their farmhouse and the family was initially not told where he had been taken or what condition he was in.

Rupali also alleged that the family had faced threats and attempts at assault in connection with a land dispute, which she said was already before a court. She questioned why the dispute was not being resolved through legal channels and alleged that Putta Sudhakar and his son Putta Ravi have filed a fake case against her father in Andhra Pradesh.

She said the family had approached the National Human Rights Commission, the National Commission for Women and the SC/ST Commission, alleging that the police had not adequately cooperated with them. She also questioned why the family had not been given proper notice if there was a case against her father.

The allegations made by the family have not been independently verified.