Real cop joins fake police team to kidnap 4 BPO managers in Bengaluru, 8 arrested

Home Minister G Parameshwara, addressing reporters on Sunday, said, “The arrested constable is posted at the Malur town police station. Strict instructions would be issued to the department to remain vigilant. We will take serious action against police personnel involved in such activities through both disciplinary and legal measures.”

The police said the accused Friday posed as cybercrime officers to enter the office of Global Connect Telecom Pvt Ltd, an IT and telecom service provider based in Bengaluru’s Koramangala, under the pretext of investigating their operations. They, thereafter, took four managers in their car in the name of questioning. It was only later that the managers realised that they were being abducted.

Sarah Fathima, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast), Bengaluru police, said the accused forced the four abductees to transfer Rs 8.90 lakh to four separate accounts. The gang then demanded additional cash from the BPO workers and told them to come to a spot to hand it over.

Meanwhile, alert BPO staff contacted the emergency helpline 112 at 4.30 am on Saturday. The police formed four special teams and managed to rescue all the victims and arrest the accused.

“We sent a person to pretend to give away the ransom money and cordoned off the area. The accused, who came in two cars, were intercepted and arrested,” a police officer said.

This is the second case in a week in which a police constable has been arrested for criminal activity in the state.

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